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dicofol
[ dahy-koh-fawl, -fol ]
noun
- a white crystalline solid, C 14 H 9 Cl 5 O, derived from DDT and used to protect crops from mites.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dicofol1
First recorded in 1940–45; a pharmaceutical coinage
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