“mirex”的英英意思

单词	mirex
释义	mirex orig. U.S.|ˈmaɪərɛks| [etym. unknown.] An organochlorine insecticide active esp. against ants. 1962Bull. Entomol. Soc. Amer. VIII. 89/1 The Committee on Insecticide Terminology announces the following proposed common names... Mirex. Dodecachloro⁓octahydro-1,3,4,-methano-2H-cyclo-buta(cd)pentalene.1963Jrnl. Econ. Entomol. LVI. 296/1 The newly developed mirex..(formerly known as GC 1283) is an analog of Kepone and has exhibited excellent ant poison characteristics with low toxicity to higher animals.1972Nature 18 Feb. 353/1 ‘Mirex’, the chief weapon used against the fire ant, has been criticized because of its persistence in the environment and its possible toxicity to animals and fish.

　

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