isoflurophate

isoflurophate
iso·fluro·phate -'flu̇r-ə-.fāt n 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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iso·flu·ro·phate (i″so-flrґo-fāt) [USP] name for diisopropyl flurophosphate (DFP), a potent irreversible anticholinesterase agent, when used as a pharmaceutical; applied topically to the conjunctiva to produce miosis, decrease intraocular pressure, and potentiate accommodation in treatment of glaucoma and accommodative esotropia.

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