noun
definition
Any ester of phosphoric acid or its derivatives, especially one used as an insecticide or herbicide.
Examples of organophosphate in a Sentence
But the alternative, organophosphate dips, had been linked to causing health problems in humans.
Using 2-D electrophoresis, followed by autoradiography, brain proteins which react with a tritium-labelled organophosphate, can be rapidly imaged.
Every year hundreds of millions of pounds of organophosphate insecticides are sprayed on crops.
Pesticides found included organophosphate and carbamate insecticides and fungicides [3] .
A., et al. "Survival pattern in patients with acute organophosphate poisoning receiving intensive care."
Malathion (0.5% in Ovide), a neurotoxic organophosphate, was withdrawn from the U.S. market due to an increase in malathion-resistant lice.