phorate

noun

pho·​rate ˈfȯr-ˌāt How to pronounce phorate (audio)
: a very toxic organophosphate systemic insecticide C7H17O2PS3

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Five of these chemicals -- naled, methamidophos, trichlorfon, chlorpyrifos and phorate -- showed up in at least 10% of the cord blood samples. Susan Scutti, CNN, 9 June 2017

Word History

Etymology

phosphorus + thioate salt of a thio acid

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of phorate was in 1959

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“Phorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phorate. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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