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Meaning of "leptophos" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF LEPTOPHOS

ˈlɛptəˌfɒs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEPTOPHOS

noun
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Leptophos is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LEPTOPHOS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Leptophos

Leptophos (O-(4-bromo-2,5-dichlorophenyl) O-methyl phenylphosphonothioate) belongs to the organophosphates and at room temperature it is a stable white solid. It is also known as Phosvel, Abar and Vcs 506. Leptophos was primarily used as a pesticide and fungicide. for rice, cotton, fruit and vegetables until its use was discontinued in 1975. Leptophos was first discovered to be toxic in 1974 when more than 1000 water buffaloes died after exposure to leptophos in Egypt. In response to this event, the effect of leptophos was investigated on chickens, mice and sheep.

Definition of leptophos in the English dictionary

The definition of leptophos in the dictionary is a pesticide, C12H10BrCl2O2PS, associated with causing adverse health effects to people and animals exposed to it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEPTOPHOS

alloiostrophos · foss · fosse · Paphos · skyphos

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEPTOPHOS

leptocephalous · leptocephalus · leptocercal · leptodactyl · leptodactylous · leptokurtic · leptome · lepton · lepton number · leptonic · leptophyllous · leptorrhine · leptosomatic · leptosome · leptosomic · leptospiral · leptospire · leptospirosis · leptosporangiate · leptotene

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEPTOPHOS

akoluthos · Athos · bathos · benthos · dolichos · ethos · kolkhos · lekythos · Matosinhos · Matozinhos · mesobenthos · Mount Athos · mythos · Niarchos · pathos · phytobenthos · pithos · promachos · stichos · Zakynthos

Synonyms and antonyms of leptophos in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «leptophos» into 25 languages

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福赐松
1,325 millions of speakers
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leptofos
570 millions of speakers
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leptophos
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leptophos
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leptophos
280 millions of speakers
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leptophos
278 millions of speakers
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Leptofós
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leptophos
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leptophos
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Leptophos
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leptophos
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leptophos
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leptophos
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Leptophos
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leptophos
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leptophos
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लेप्टॉफस
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leptofos
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leptophos
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leptophos
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leptophos
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leptophos
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leptophos
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leptophos
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leptophos
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leptophos
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leptophos

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEPTOPHOS»

Discover the use of leptophos in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leptophos and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pesticides, Man and Biosphere
The first report for the neurotoxicity of leptophos came from Egypt with the paralysis of more than one thousand water buffaloes exposed to leptophos. The report was published in Near East New Round up (Abou Donia et al., 1974).
O. P. Shukla, Omkar, A. K. Kulshretha, 1998
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Chemistry and Mode of Action of Insecticides
by microsomal oxidase enzymes to give directly the dlalkyl phosphoric acid has been demonstrated by l&() studies with parathionlO, H . Results with the phenoxy - labeled leptophos showed that 4-bromo-2, 5- dichiorophenol (or Its conjugated  ...
T. R. Fukuto, John A. Santolucito, 1976
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Toxicological Study of Pesticides in Animals
The second pathway is the cleavage of the P-C bond yielding trichloroethanol excreted as glucuronide O,O-dimethyl phosphate and O-methyl phosphoric acid as in dog. 26. Leptophos (Phosvel, Abar) The metabolism of leptophos has been  ...
T.S.S. Dikshith, 1990
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New Scientist
Perhaps more than any other factor, revelations in 1976 about leptophos (" Phosvel") helped create the climate of opinion in which new regulations are likely . Because the health tragedies caused by its production the leptophos story drove  ...
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[Consolidated list of products whose consumption and/or sale ...
[Anonymus AC05372279]. Product Name Leptophos C.A.S. number 21609-90-5 Legislative or regulative action Country Effective Description of action taken Date Grounds for decision (Reference: (UNEP) UNEP/FAO - PIC Circular X - 12/1999 ...
[Anonymus AC05372279], 1997
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Chemical Pesticides Mode of Action and Toxicology
The organophosphorus insecticide leptophos was used extensively for some time as a very useful insecticide in the growing of cotton and vegetables. It caused neurotoxicity at doses of 1.0 to 20 mg/kg/day for 60 days in birds. Leptophos was ...
Jørgen Stenersen, 2004
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Pesticides and Neurological Diseases, Second Edition
Leptophos This chemical caused widespread paralysis and/or death of some 1 300 water buffaloes when it was used extensively in the Nile Delta.169 No further reports on this particular incident have been seen in the literature. There also ...
Donald J. Ecobichon, Robert M. Joy, 1993
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Aquatic Toxicilogy
Daphnids continuously exposed to a mean measured aqueous concentration of 0.15 (±0.03) fig/litre of leptophos reached equilibrium within the initial 24 h of exposure. The mean concentration of HC residues in 28 different cultures of ...
Leif L. Marking, R. A. Kimerle, Symposium on Aquatic Toxicology, 1979
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The Dictionary of Substances and Their Effects: K-N
In mammals, monooxygenase system enzymes in the liver metabolically converted leptophos into more active substances, i.e. oxonium leptophos, desmethyl leptophos, desbromoleptophos. It is rapidly metabolised in non- sensitive species, ...
S. Gangolli, Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain), 1999
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Organothiophosphorus Compounds: Advances in Research and ...
“Compounds were assayed in concentrations of 10 and 100 mc M. In case of leptophos-oxon inhibited AChE, the best reactivation potency was achieved with methoxime, trimedoxime, obidoxime and oxime K027. The most potent reactivators ...
‎2012
REFERENCE
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