Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

methamidophos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: methami-dophos
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A specific organophosphate insecticide, having the chemical formula C₂H₈NO₂PS

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Health Ministry said the dumplings contained a pesticide, methamidophos, which is used in China but is not common in Japan."
"These are the last disulfoton and methamidophos products registered for use in the United States."
"Five of these chemicals – naled, methamidophos, trichlorfon, chlorpyrifos and phorate – showed up in at least 10% of the cord blood samples."

Etymology

Possibly from meth(yl)- + amido- + phos(phate).

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does methamidophos mean?: A specific organophosphate insecticide, having the chemical formula C₂H₈NO₂PS
Where does methamidophos come from?: Possibly from meth(yl)- + amido- + phos(phate).

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