methoxychlor

American  

[muh-thok-si-klawr, -klohr] / məˈθɒk sɪˌklɔr, -ˌkloʊr /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 6 H 1 5 Cl 3 O 2 , used as an insecticide.

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Etymology

Origin of methoxychlor

First recorded in 1945–50; methoxy- + chlor- ¹

Example Sentences

They found that exposure to the pesticide methoxychlor, for example, can contribute to diseases in descendants up to three generations later, suggesting that the environment conditions in which your great grandparents lived and worked could affect your risk of obesity, kidney and ovarian diseases.

From Time

Methoxychlor—also known as Chemform, Methoxo, Metox or Moxie—was introduced in 1948 and was widely used in the 1960s as a less toxic substitute for DDT.

From Time

Biologist Michael Skinner and his team at Washington State University found that if a rat fetus is exposed to Methoxychlor during the first trimester of pregnancy, the likelihood of kidney disease, ovary disease and obesity in their progeny was elevated for three generations.

From Newsweek

In the Methoxychlor, it was the egg that contained the damaged “epigenetic signature,” resulting in susceptibility to disease passed generationally through the mother.

From Newsweek

Methoxychlor was banned after it was found to mimic estrogen, acting as a reproductive toxin leading to infertility in animals.

From Newsweek