phorate
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- noun
- /ˈfɔːreɪt/
- Specialized
- After spraying the field with phorate, it is important to keep children and pets away for several days.
- phorate metabolite
Examples
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Farmers often use phorate as a pesticide to control pest insects on crops.
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For example, insecticide-treated seed and insecticide granules, including carbofuran, fensulfothion, fonofos, and phorate, are particularly toxic to birds when consumed.
Academic text (1992) -
Before applying phorate, be sure to wear protective clothing due to its high toxicity.
Synonyms
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A yellow chemical that kills insects on plants and in homes
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A toxic chemical used on crops to kill insects
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A poisonous substance used on crops to kill insects
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A harmful poison used on crops to kill insects and now banned in many places
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A natural product made from soil bacteria that kills insect pests on crops and plants
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An insect poison used on crops and in gardens to kill pests
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A poisonous white chemical once used to kill insects on crops
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A very poisonous chemical used on farms to kill insects
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A man-made chemical used to kill insects on crops
Surface Forms
Etymology
Phorate is formed like many chemical names: it echoes phosphate, a name for a phosphorus chemical, and it ends in -ate, a common ending for a chemical 'salt' or 'ester'. So, phorate is a phosphorus-based pesticide, and thinking of phosphate and the -ate ending helps you remember it is a strong, toxic chemical used to kill insects.