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ORGANOPHOSPHATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("organophosphate" is a kind of...):
insect powder; insecticide (a chemical used to kill insects)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "organophosphate"):
chlorpyrifos (a common organophosphate insecticide)