schradan

schradan
A potent irreversible organophosphate cholinesterase inhibitor used as an insecticide. It was prepared for potential use as a nerve gas. Poisoning produces a cholinergic crisis which can be fatal. SYN: octamethyl pyrophosphoramide. [Gerhard Schrader, Ger. chemist, + -an]

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schra·dan 'shrā-.dan n OCTAMETHYLPYROPHOSPHORAMIDE
Schra·der 'shräd-ər Gerhard (1903-1990)
German chemist. Schrader developed schradan in 1941 as part of the German research on poison gases for use in World War II.

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schra·dan (shraґdan) octamethyl pyrophosphoramide.

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  • schradan — ˈshrāˌdan noun ( s) Etymology: Gerhard Schrader b 1903 German chemist + English an : an almost odorless viscous liquid 2O made from phosphorus oxychloride, dimethylamine, and sodium ethoxide and used chiefly in emulsions as a systemic insecticide …   Useful english dictionary

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  • octamethylpyrophosphoramide — ˌäktəˌmethə̇lˌpīrōˌfäsˈfȯrəˌmīd noun Etymology: octamethyl (from octa + methyl) + pyrophosphoramide (from pyrophosphor in pyrophosphoric acid + amide) : schradan …   Useful english dictionary

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