SINCE 1828
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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