trichlorfon

noun tri·chlor·fon \(ˌ)trī-ˈklȯr-ˌfän\

Definition of TRICHLORFON

: a crystalline compound C₄H₈Cl₃O₄P used especially as an insecticide

tri·chlor·fon also tri·chlor·phon \(ˌ)trī-ˈklȯr-ˌfän\

tri- + chlor- + -fon (irregular from phosphonate, a salt derived from phosphine)

First Known Use: 1960

Medical Dictionary

noun tri·chlor·fon

: an organophosphate C₄H₈Cl₃O₄P used as a parasiticide in veterinary medicine

tri·chlor·fon also tri·chlor·phon \(ˈ)trī-ˈklō(ə)r-ˌfän, -ˈklȯ(ə)r-\

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