isoflurophate

noun

iso·fluro·phate | \ -ˈflu̇r-ə-ˌfāt

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Medical Definition of isoflurophate

: a volatile irritating liquid ester C₆H₁₄FO₃P that acts as a nerve gas by inhibiting cholinesterases and as a miotic and that is used chiefly in treating glaucoma

— called also DFP, diisopropyl fluorophosphate

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