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methoxychlor definition

☆ meth·oxy·chlor (met̸h äks′i klôr′)

noun

a white solid, ClCCH(CHOCH), used as an insecticide, esp. against mosquitoes and flies

Etymology: meth(yl) + oxy- + (tri)chlor(omethane)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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