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Meaning of chlorpyrifos | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

uncountable

Examples

“"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.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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