Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chlorpyrifos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: chlor-pyri-fos
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crystalline organophosphate insecticide that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.[diethoxy-sulfanylidene-(3,5,6-trichloropyridin-2-yl)oxy-λ5-phosphane]

Uncountable

Example Sentences

""Chlorpyrifos is considered to be toxic to fish, crustaceans, and bees.""
"Five of these chemicals – naled, methamidophos, trichlorfon, chlorpyrifos and phorate – showed up in at least 10% of the cord blood samples."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does chlorpyrifos mean?: A crystalline organophosphate insecticide that inhibits acetylcholinesterase.[diethoxy-sulfanylidene-(3,5,6-trichloropyridin-2-yl)oxy-λ5-phosphane]

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