phorate
[ fawr-eyt, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔr eɪt, ˈfoʊr- /
noun Chemistry.
a systemic insecticide, C7H17O2PS3, used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
Origin of phorate
1955–60; probably by shortening of the name of one of its chemical components,
(phos)phor(odithio)ate; see
phosphoro-,
dithionous,
-ate2
Words nearby phorate
phony,
phony disease,
phony war,
phony-baloney,
phooey,
phorate,
phorbol,
phorcys,
phoresis,
phoresy,
phoria