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isofluorphate (medicine)


isofluorphate


[(CH3)2CH-O]2P(O)F;a toxic cholinergic agent that acts by irreversible inhibition of cholinesterase; an ophthalmic cholinergic agent; also used in biochemical research as an enzyme inhibitor.

Synonym: diisopropyl fluorophosphate.


Fossores (medicine)


fossores
<entomology> A group of hymenopterous insects including the sand wasps. They excavate cells in earth, where they deposit their eggs, with the bodies of Other insects for the Food of the young when hatched.

Alternative forms: Fossoria.

Origin: NL, fr. L. Fossor digger, fr. Fodere to dig.