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methoxychlor
methoxychlor n.
Brit. 
/mᵻˈθɒksɪklɔː/
, /mᵻˈθɒksɪklɔː/U.S. /məˈθɑksᵻˌklɔr/
an organochlorine insecticide of similar chemical structure to DDT, but with lower toxicity and persistence in the environment; 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-methoxyphenyl)ethane, (C6H4OCH3)2CHCCl3./məˈθɑksᵻˌklɔr/ΚΠ
1948 Science 9 Jan. 38/3 After consultation.., ‘methoxychlor’ has been selected as the common name for 2,2-bis(p-methoxyphenyl)1,1,1-trichloroethane, the methoxy analog of DDT.
1959 H. Martin Sci. Princ. Crop Protection (ed. 4) x. 203 When methoxychlor was used instead [of DDT], Carter et al. were unable to detect the insecticide in the milk.
1973 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 8 Sept. 8/3 City golf courses and cemeteries were relatively mosquito-free, having been fogged all along with methoxychlor, a new insecticide that doesn't have the harmful properties of DDT.
1994 Dog World June 33/2 Methoxychlor is used in fly-repellant products for horses.
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