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metrifonate
[ mi-trif-uh-neyt ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- an organophosphorus compound, C 4 H 8 Cl 3 O 4 P, used as an insecticide and anthelmintic.
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Origin of metrifonate1
Apparently contraction of the chemical name
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