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Organophosphate vs Dimethoate - What's the difference?

organophosphate | dimethoate |

As nouns the difference between organophosphate and dimethoate

is that organophosphate is any ester of phosphoric acid or its derivatives, especially one used as an insecticide or herbicide while dimethoate is a particular organophosphate insecticide.

organophosphate

English

Noun

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

    • dimethoate

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia dimethoate)
  • A particular organophosphate insecticide.