dichlorvos

D2I1C3H4L1O1R1V4O1S1

noun

A highly volatile organophosphate, 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP), widely used as a fumigant to control household pests and to protect stored product from insects.

“"Degradation of trichlorfon occurs through the splitting of the Phosphorus-Carbon (P-C) bond and through hydrolysis of the poOCH bonds resulting in trace amounts of dichlorvos, a more acutely toxic organophosphate."”

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Meanings

noundichlorvos (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA highly volatile organophosphate, 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP), widely used as a fumigant to control household pests and to protect stored product from insects.

    "Degradation of trichlorfon occurs through the splitting of the Phosphorus-Carbon (P-C) bond and through hydrolysis of the poOCH bonds resulting in trace amounts of dichlorvos, a more acutely toxic organophosphate."

Origin

From dichlor(o)v(inyl) + -fos (“phosphorous derivative”).

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APA

dichlorvos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dichlorvos

MLA

“dichlorvos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dichlorvos. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dichlorvos,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dichlorvos.

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