organochlorine
adjective
or·gan·o·chlo·rine
ˌȯr-gə-nō-ˈklȯr-ˌēn 
ȯr-ˌga-nə-,
-ən
: of, relating to, or being a chlorinated hydrocarbon and especially one used as a pesticide (such as aldrin, DDT, or dieldrin)
organochlorine
noun
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Less partisan actors noted that organochlorine pesticides like DDT had only been replaced by organophosphate pesticides, which are far deadlier than their more famous cousins.
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Scott W. Stern, The New Republic, 31 May 2022
Tribal biologists have already sampled seals and sea lions for organochlorine pesticides such as DDT and found them at lower levels than elsewhere in California.
—Louis Sahagúnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2022
In an early skirmish, the state of Mississippi provided farmers with chlordane, an indiscriminate, organochlorine pesticide long since banned.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2021
Other state officials had suggested that an organochlorine substance, found in pesticides, may have poisoned the patients.
—Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2020
Plastic in the ocean or bodies of water also attracts pollutants like heavy metals and organic contaminants, such as organochlorine pesticides, which are attracted to plastic’s water-repellent surface.
—Jillian Mock, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2020
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Scott W. Stern, The New Republic, 31 May 2022
Tribal biologists have already sampled seals and sea lions for organochlorine pesticides such as DDT and found them at lower levels than elsewhere in California.
—Louis Sahagúnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2022
In an early skirmish, the state of Mississippi provided farmers with chlordane, an indiscriminate, organochlorine pesticide long since banned.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2021
Other state officials had suggested that an organochlorine substance, found in pesticides, may have poisoned the patients.
—Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2020
Plastic in the ocean or bodies of water also attracts pollutants like heavy metals and organic contaminants, such as organochlorine pesticides, which are attracted to plastic’s water-repellent surface.
—Jillian Mock, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2020
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“Organochlorine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/organochlorine. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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organochlorine
adjective
or·gan·o·chlo·rine
ȯr-ˌgan-ə-ˈklō(ə)r-ˌēn, -ˈklȯ(ə)r-, -ən
: of, relating to, or being a chlorinated hydrocarbon and especially one used as a pesticide (as aldrin, DDT, or dieldrin)
organochlorine
noun
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