dicofol
[ dahy-koh-fawl, -fol ]
/ daɪˈkoʊ fɔl, -fɒl /
noun
a white crystalline solid, C14H9Cl5O, derived from DDT and used to protect crops from mites.
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Origin of dicofol
First recorded in 1940–45; a pharmaceutical coinage
Words nearby dicofol
dicky, dickybird, diclinous, diclofenac potassium, dicloxacillin sodium, dicofol, Diconal, dicoria, dicot, dicotyledon, dicotyledonous
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