phorate

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noun

An organophosphorus compound with chemical formula C₈H₄O₃, used as a pesticide.

“"Unlabelled phorate and terbufos were purified by Florisil column chromatography according to the method of Patchett and Batchelder."”

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Meanings

nounphorate (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn organophosphorus compound with chemical formula C₈H₄O₃, used as a pesticide.

    "Unlabelled phorate and terbufos were purified by Florisil column chromatography according to the method of Patchett and Batchelder."

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    Five of these chemicals – naled, methamidophos, trichlorfon, chlorpyrifos and phorate – showed up in at least 10% of the cord blood samples.

    2017 June 9, Susan Scutti, “Study links mosquito spray to delayed motor skills in babies”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022
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APA

phorate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phorate

MLA

“phorate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phorate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phorate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phorate.

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