organophosphorus

English - Turkish

Definition of organophosphorus in English Turkish dictionary

(Tabiat Doğa) Organofosfor içeren

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organophosphorus compound

(Tabiat Doğa) Organofosforlu bileşik

English - English

Definition of organophosphorus in English English dictionary

describing 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

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organophosphorus compound

Degradable organic compounds containing carbon–phosphorus bonds (thus excluding phosphate and phosphite esters, which lack this kind of bonding), used primarily in pest control as an alternative to chlorinated hydrocarbons that persist in the environment

organophosphorous

Of, relating to, or being a phosphorus-containing organic compound and especially a pesticide (as malathion) that acts by inhibiting cholinesterase