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methoxychlor

[ muh-thok-si-klawr, -klohr ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 6 H 1 5 Cl 3 O 2 , used as an insecticide.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of methoxychlor1

First recorded in 1945–50; methoxy- + chlor- 1

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