Synonyms & related words for organophosphorus

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of organophosphorus. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to organophosphorus

Explore words related to organophosphorus — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include phorate, menazon, cyanohydrin, alkylic, isocyanide, amidine, chlorocarbon, diamide. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does organophosphorus come from?

The word organophosphorus breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: organo-, from Greek organon (“organic, carbon-based”); and phosphorus, from Greek phosphoros (“light-bearing (phosphorus)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.