Organophosphate vs Fenitrothion - What's the difference?

organophosphate | fenitrothion |


As nouns the difference between organophosphate and fenitrothion

is that organophosphate is (chemistry) any ester of phosphoric acid or its derivatives, especially one used as an insecticide or herbicide while fenitrothion is an organophosphate insecticide, dimethoxy-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenoxy)-thioxophosphorane.

organophosphate

English

Noun

(wikipedia organophosphate) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) any ester of phosphoric acid or its derivatives, especially one used as an insecticide or herbicide

    • fenitrothion

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia fenitrothion)
  • An organophosphate insecticide, dimethoxy-(3-methyl-4-nitrophenoxy)-thioxophosphorane.