mirex Hear it!

mirex definition

☆ mi·rex (mī′reks′)

noun

an insecticide consisting of a chlorinated hydrocarbon, CCl, usually mixed with a bait and used esp. against fire ants

Etymology: coined from initials of its three developers + -ex, arbitrary suffix (suggesting ME mire, ant: see pismire & rex)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.