mirexn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪrɛks/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪˌrɛks/

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < mir-, altered form of myr- (in e.g. myrmeco- comb. form) + -ex comb. form.The name is said to have been officially designated by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.

Originally U.S.

An organochlorine insecticide used esp. against ants.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > insecticide or pesticide

acaricide1841

pyrethrum1876

benzene hexachloride1884

systemic1893

alphachloralose1894

pyrethrin1896

hexachlorethane1898

pesticide1933

bomb1944

bug juice1944

adulticide1945

miticide1946

chlordane1947

HCH1947

lindane1949

allethrin1950

Pybuthrin1951

isodrin1953

monosulfiram1953

mirex1962

naled1963

propoxur1964

methiocarb1966

carbofuran1968

aldicarb1969

pirimicarb1970

tickicide1971

methoprene1974

1962 Bull. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 8 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.

1963 Jrnl. Econ. Entomol. 56 296/1 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.

1972 Nature 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.

1987 Canad. Geographic Oct. 13/3 Contents of these landfill areas include all the known nightmare chemicals: mirex, PCBs, dioxins.

1993 Toronto Sun 17 June 84/1 Mirex levels in chinook salmon have increased over the last few years.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mirex
释义	mirexn. Brit. /ˈmʌɪrɛks/, U.S. /ˈmaɪˌrɛks/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < mir-, altered form of myr- (in e.g. myrmeco- comb. form) + -ex comb. form.The name is said to have been officially designated by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Originally U.S. An organochlorine insecticide used esp. against ants. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > insecticide or pesticide acaricide1841 pyrethrum1876 benzene hexachloride1884 systemic1893 alphachloralose1894 pyrethrin1896 hexachlorethane1898 pesticide1933 bomb1944 bug juice1944 adulticide1945 miticide1946 chlordane1947 HCH1947 lindane1949 allethrin1950 Pybuthrin1951 isodrin1953 monosulfiram1953 mirex1962 naled1963 propoxur1964 methiocarb1966 carbofuran1968 aldicarb1969 pirimicarb1970 tickicide1971 methoprene1974 1962 Bull. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 8 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. 1963 Jrnl. Econ. Entomol. 56 296/1 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. 1972 Nature 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. 1987 Canad. Geographic Oct. 13/3 Contents of these landfill areas include all the known nightmare chemicals: mirex, PCBs, dioxins. 1993 Toronto Sun 17 June 84/1 Mirex levels in chinook salmon have increased over the last few years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1962
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