Definition of organochlorine in English:
organochlorine
noun ɔːˌɡanəʊˈklɔːriːnˌôrɡənōˈklôrēn
often as modifier Any of a large group of pesticides and other synthetic organic compounds with chlorinated aromatic molecules.
Example sentencesExamples
- Metals and organochlorine compounds were analyzed by the Quebec Toxicology Center, Quebec City, Canada.
- However, fish contain environmental toxins such as mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls, and organochlorine pesticides, which may negate the beneficial cardiovascular effects of fish meals.
- They are urging farmers to rid their farms of de-registered chemicals such as DDT, Dieldrin and persistent organochlorine pesticides.
- For the scientifically-minded: A perchlorate molecule is an organochlorine and has the chemical formula ClO4 -, four oxygen atoms surrounding a chlorine atom.
- Public outcry resulted in the banning of the organochlorines DDT, BHC and lindane in 1978.