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organochlorine

or·gan·o·chlo·rine [ àwrgənō kláw rn, awr gànnə kláw rn ] (plural or·gan·o·chlo·rines)


noun 
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hydrocarbon pesticide: a hydrocarbon pesticide that contains chlorine. Organochlorine pesticides such as DDT were once widely used, but their use has markedly decreased owing to problems with toxicity.

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