methoxychlor

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mə thok′si klôr′, -klōr′)


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me•thox•y•chlor  (mə thok′si klôr′, -klōr′),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrya white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C16H15Cl3O2, used as an insecticide. Also called DMDT, methoxy DDT. 
  • methoxy- + chlor-1 1945–50

'methoxychlor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
DMDT - methoxy

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