dicofol
[ dahy-koh-fawl, -fol ]
/ daɪˈkoʊ fɔl, -fɒl /
noun
a white crystalline solid, C14H9Cl5O, derived from DDT and used to protect crops from mites.
Nearby words
dickson, dickty, dicky, dickybird, diclinous, dicofol, diconal, dicoria, dicot, dicotyledon, dicotyledonous
Origin of dicofol
laboratory coinage of unexplained orig.
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