Meanings
adjectiveorganophosphorus (not comparable)
alternative organophosphorous
- not comparablechemistrydescribing any of a series of derivatives of phosphorus that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon-phosphorus bond
Origin
- Englishorgano-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
- Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
- Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
- Latinphōsphorus
- Englishphosphorus
- Englishorganophosphorus
From organo- + phosphorus.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Greek οργανοφωσφορικός
- οργανοφωσφορικός (organofosforikós)Translations
Italian organofosforo
- organofosforoTranslations
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APA
organophosphorus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organophosphorus
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“organophosphorus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organophosphorus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “organophosphorus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organophosphorus.
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