| 释义 |
mirex orig. U.S.|ˈmaɪərɛks|
[etym. unknown.]
An organochlorine insecticide active esp. against ants.
1962Bull. Entomol. Soc. Amer. VIII. 89/1 The Committee on Insecticide Terminology announces the following proposed common names... Mirex. Dodecachloro⁓octahydro-1,3,4,-methano-2H-cyclo-buta(cd)pentalene. 1963Jrnl. Econ. Entomol. LVI. 296/1 The newly developed mirex..(formerly known as GC 1283) is an analog of Kepone and has exhibited excellent ant poison characteristics with low toxicity to higher animals. 1972Nature 18 Feb. 353/1 ‘Mirex’, the chief weapon used against the fire ant, has been criticized because of its persistence in the environment and its possible toxicity to animals and fish. |