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methoxychlor (meth-OX-e-klor)

A pesticide that causes adverse health effects in domestic water supplies and is also toxic to freshwater and marine aquatic life. The chemical name for methoxychlor is 2,2-bis(p-methoxyphenol)-1,1,1-trichloroethane.