Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

temefos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: teme-fos
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organophosphate larvicide used especially to treat water infested with disease-carrying fleas. [O,O,O′,O′-tetramethyl O,O′-sulfanediylbis(1,4-phenylene) diphosphorothioate].

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Temefos is an organophosphorus insecticide used to control mosquito, midge, and black-fly larvae in lakes, ponds, and wetland habitats."

Etymology

Probably from th(io)e(ther) + me(tho)- + -fos (“phosphorous derivative”).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

temephos (alternative)

Questions

What does temefos mean?: An organophosphate larvicide used especially to treat water infested with disease-carrying fleas. [O,O,O′,O′-tetramethyl O,O′-sulfanediylbis(1,4-phenylene) diphosphorothioate].
Where does temefos come from?: Probably from th(io)e(ther) + me(tho)- + -fos (“phosphorous derivative”).

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