any of a class of organic chemical compounds containing chlorinated hydrocarbons, including dioxins, PCBs, CFCs, and DDT
organochlorine
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organochlorine
noun
Any of several hydrocarbon-based compounds containing chlorine, especially those used as pesticides, such as DDT.
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- or·gan·o·chlo′rine
adjective
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Noun
(plural organochlorines)
- (chemistry) Any of very many chlorine substituted organic compounds, many of which are insecticides etc.
Adjective
- (chemistry) (of an organic compound) containing chlorine
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organochlorine - Medical Definition
n.
Any of several hydrocarbon-based compounds containing chlorine, especially those used as pesticides, such as DDT.
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