dicofol
[ dahy-koh-fawl, -fol ]
noun
a white crystalline solid, C14H9Cl5O, derived from DDT and used to protect crops from mites.
Origin of dicofol
1First recorded in 1940–45; a pharmaceutical coinage
Words Nearby dicofol
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