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diisopropyl fluorophosphate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-iso-propy-l flu-o-rophos-phate
IPA
47
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
7
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organophosphorus compound in organic chemistry that irreversibly inhibits acetylcholinesterase, disrupting normal nerve signaling by causing acetylcholine to accumulate. It is highly toxic and mainly used in research to study enzyme inhibition and nerve agent effects.

Uncountable

Etymology

From diisopropyl + fluoro + phosphate.

Usage

Inflected Forms

DFP (abbreviation)

Questions

What does diisopropyl fluorophosphate mean?
An organophosphorus compound in organic chemistry that irreversibly inhibits acetylcholinesterase, disrupting normal nerve signaling by causing acetylcholine to accumulate. It is highly toxic and mainly used in research to study enzyme inhibition and nerve agent effects.
Where does diisopropyl fluorophosphate come from?
From diisopropyl + fluoro + phosphate.

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