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Organophosphate vs Acephate - What's the difference?

organophosphate | acephate |

As nouns the difference between organophosphate and acephate

is that organophosphate is any ester of phosphoric acid or its derivatives, especially one used as an insecticide or herbicide while acephate is an organophosphate foliar insecticide used primarily against aphids.

organophosphate

English

Noun

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

    • acephate

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia acephate)
  • An organophosphate foliar insecticide used primarily against aphids.