trichlorfon

T1R1I1C3H4L1O1R1F4O1N1

noun

metrifonate

Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nountrichlorfon (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemetrifonate

    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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
metrifonate

Origin

From trichlor(ovinyl) + fon(ate) or tri- + chlor- + fon(ate).

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APA

trichlorfon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichlorfon

MLA

“trichlorfon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichlorfon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trichlorfon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichlorfon.

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