phorate
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[edit]phorate (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) An organophosphorus compound with chemical formula C8H4O3, used as a pesticide. [O,O-diethyl S-ethylthiomethyl phosphorodithioate ]
- "Unlabelled phorate and terbufos were purified by Florisil column chromatography according to the method of Patchett and Batchelder."