phorate
/ˈfɔːreɪt/noun
An organophosphorus systemic and soil insecticide that is effective against a wide range of insects and is also poisonous to humans on contact or ingestion; O,O-diethyl-S-(ethylthio)methylphosphorodithioate, (C2H5O)2PS·S·CH2SC2H5.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Journal of Economic Entomology. From phor- (in phosphoro-, an element of the chemical name) + -ate.
- army worm
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- Arne, Thomas
- Arnhem
- Arnhem Land
- arnica
- Arno
- Arnold, Benedict
- Arnold, Matthew
- Arnold, Sir Malcolm
- Arnold Toynbee
- a road to nowhere
- aroha
- arohanui
- aroid
- aroid lily
- a Roland for an Oliver
- arolium
- arolla
- arolla pine
- a rolling stone gathers no moss
- a roll in the hay (or the sack)
- aroma
- aromatase
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