diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase

noun

An enzyme that breaks down the toxic compound diisopropyl fluorophosphate by hydrolyzing it into less harmful products, helping detoxify organophosphate nerve-agent-like chemicals.

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Meanings

noundiisopropyl-fluorophosphatase (countable and uncountable, plural diisopropyl-fluorophosphatases, abbreviation DFPase)

plural diisopropyl-fluorophosphatases · abbreviation DFPase

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme that breaks down the toxic compound diisopropyl fluorophosphate by hydrolyzing it into less harmful products, helping detoxify organophosphate nerve-agent-like chemicals.

Origin

From diisopropyl + fluoro + phosphatase.

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diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase

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