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CHLORPYRIFOS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chlorpyrifos mean?
• CHLORPYRIFOS (noun)
The noun CHLORPYRIFOS has 1 sense:
1. a common organophosphate insecticide
Familiarity information: CHLORPYRIFOS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A common organophosphate insecticide
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("chlorpyrifos" is a kind of...):
organophosphate (an insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system)
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