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tetraethyl pyrophosphate

 
–noun Chemistry.
a colorless to amber, hygroscopic, poisonous liquid, (C2H5)4P2O7, used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
Also called TEPP
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TEPP   (těp)   
n.  A crystalline organophosphorus compound, C8H20O7P2, that inhibits the action of acetylcholinesterase and is used as an insecticide and in medicine as a stimulant of the parasympathetic nervous system.

[t(etra)- + e(thyl) + p(yro)- + p(hosphate).]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: TEPP
Pronunciation: "tE-"E-"pE-'pE
Function: noun
: a mobile hygroscopic corrosive liquid organophosphateC8H20O7P2 that is a powerful anticholinesterase and is used as an insecticide and parasympathomimetic agent called also tetraethyl pyrophosphate

Main Entry: tetraethyl pyrophosphate
Function: noun
: TEPP
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

TEPP (tē'ē-pē'pē')
n.
Tetraethyl pyrophosphate; a crystalline organophosphorus compound that inhibits the action of acetylcholinesterase and is used as a stimulant of the parasympathetic nervous system.

tetraethyl pyrophosphate n.
TEPP.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
TEPP
tetraethylpyrophosphate
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