methoxychlor

[ muh-thok-si-klawr, -klohr ]
/ məˈθɒk sɪˌklɔr, -ˌkloʊr /

noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C16H15Cl3O2, used as an insecticide.
Also called DMDT, methoxy DDT.

Origin of methoxychlor

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