tetraethyl pyrophosphate

tetraethyl pyrophosphate
noun
: a mobile hygroscopic corrosive liquid ester (C2H5)4P2O7 that is a powerful anticholinesterase and is used as an insecticide and parasympathomimetic agent — abbr. TEPP; compare hexaethyl tetraphosphate

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Chem.
a colorless to amber, hygroscopic, poisonous liquid, (C2H5)4P2O7, used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide. Also called TEPP

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tetraethyl pyrophosphate,
a crystalline compound, or a solution of it, used as an insecticide against mites and aphids, and in medicine as a stimulant in the treatment of certain diseases of the ocular, bulbar, and sacral nerves. Formula: C8H20P2O7 Abbr: TEPP (no periods).

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