Methoxychlor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A white crystalline compound, Cl3CCH(C6H4OCH3)2, used as an insecticide.
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  • n. A synthetic organochlorine used as an insecticide.
    • Word Usage
    "Immunologists, meanwhile, are trying to ascertain what happens to the immune systems of lab mice when they expose them to organochlorine pesticides such as DDT and methoxychlor, the latter having been manufactured as a safer replacement for DDT and now being used widely on food crops, home gardens, and as flea and tick control on pets."
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