paraoxon

P3A1R1A1O1X8O1N1

noun

An organophosphorus insecticide, [Diethyl (4-nitrophenyl) phosphate].

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Meanings

nounparaoxon (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn organophosphorus insecticide, [Diethyl (4-nitrophenyl) phosphate].

    The insecticides paraoxon and parathion were successfully hydrolyzed by PTE that was immobilized on a trityl agarose matrix.

    2005, Eman Ghanem, Frank M. Raushel, “Detoxification of organophosphate nerve agents by bacterial phosphotriesterase”, in Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, volume 207, number 2, →DOI, pages 459–470

Origin

From para- + oxon.

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