methoxychlor

[ muh-thok-si-klawr, -klohr ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 6 H 1 5 Cl 3 O 2 , used as an insecticide.

Word History and Origins

Origin of methoxychlor¹

First recorded in 1945–50; methoxy- + chlor- ¹

Example Sentences

Young rats exposed to methoxychlor had extraordinarily small testes.

From Literature

DDT, methoxychlor, malathion, phenothiazine, and various dinitro compounds are among the numerous pesticides that have been found to inhibit one or more of the enzymes concerned in the cycle of oxidation.

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The effect of a chemical of supposedly innocuous nature can be drastically changed by the action of another; one of the best examples is a close relative of DDT called methoxychlor.

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Because it is not stored to any great extent when given alone, we are told that methoxychlor is a safe chemical.

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If the liver has been damaged by another agent, methoxychlor is stored in the body at 100 times its normal rate, and will then imitate the effects of DDT with long-lasting effects on the nervous system.

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