pho|rate

pho|rate
pho|rate «FOHR ayt, FR-», noun.
a highly toxic organophosphorous compound used as a systemic insecticide: »

Systemic insecticides such as phorate…while killing pests at the same time often harm the seeds and reduce the proportion which germinate (New Scientist).

Formula: C7H17O2PS3
[< ph(osph)or(odithio)ate, a chemical name]

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