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organophosphorus

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An organophosphate.

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  • adjective organic chemistry 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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Examples

  • Nerve agents belong to a class of compounds known as organophosphorus OP agents.

    unknown title 2011

  • Karalliedde, “Neurotoxic effects of organophosphorus insecticides,” New England Journal of Medicine, March 26, 1987, pp.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • Karalliedde, “Neurotoxic effects of organophosphorus insecticides,” New England Journal of Medicine, March 26, 1987, pp.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • Karalliedde, “Neurotoxic effects of organophosphorus insecticides,” New England Journal of Medicine, March 26, 1987, pp.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • Karalliedde, “Neurotoxic effects of organophosphorus insecticides,” New England Journal of Medicine, March 26, 1987, pp.

    THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010

  • Several chemicals including inorganic salts and organophosphorus compounds can cause a loss of sensory functions.

    Neurotoxicity 2008

  • To conclude this section, the closing observations from Spiegelberg's monograph will be cited (these remarks do not refer exclusively to organophosphorus CW agents) [2]:

    Forgotten Veterans of Cold War Experiments 2008

  • In 2006, researchers from Emory University in Atlanta found that eating an organic diet “provides a dramatic and immediate protective effect against dietary exposure to organophosphorus pesticides.”

    The Truth About Beauty Kat James 2007

  • In 2006, researchers from Emory University in Atlanta found that eating an organic diet “provides a dramatic and immediate protective effect against dietary exposure to organophosphorus pesticides.”

    The Truth About Beauty Kat James 2007

  • I think the problem here is the agricultural storage there, that you had the general referring to pesticides and so on, the family of compounds, chemical compounds that go to make up some pesticides are the organophosphorus compounds which is the same sort of family as you would find for chemical warfare agents or so-called nerve agents; sarin is one type, VX is another, and tabune (ph) is a third.

    CNN Transcript Apr 7, 2003 2003

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