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methoxychlor

American

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

noun

Chemistry.

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

Etymology

Origin of methoxychlor

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

Example Sentences

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Another help would be substitution of methoxychlor for DDT.

From Time Magazine Archive

By the end of 1951, DDT, methoxychlor, chlordane, heptachlor, and benzene hexachloride had joined the list of cbemicals no longer effective.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

The “harmless” insecticides malathion and methoxychlor are less poisonous than their relatives only because a liver enzyme deals with them, altering their molecules in such a way that their capacity for harm is lessened.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Young rats exposed to methoxychlor had extraordinarily small testes.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

DDT, methoxychlor, malathion, phenothiazine, and various dinitro compounds are among the numerous pesticides that have been found to inhibit one or more of the enzymes concerned in the cycle of oxidation.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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