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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A nonpersistent organophosphorous pesticide, C4H7O4Cl2P, of low toxicity to humans.

Wiktionary

  1. n. organic chemistry A highly volatile organophosphate, 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP), widely used as a fumigant to control household pests and to protect stored product from insects.

Etymologies

  1. dichloro- (Wiktionary)
  2. di-1 + chlor(o)- + v(inyl) + (ph)os(phate). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “· Against moths, the organophosphate dichlorvos (DDVP) gives good control.”

    8. Pest control using insecticides

  • “It was also suggested that if diflubenzuron is to be used as a prophylactic treatment to prevent population increase in lightly-infested commodities, this level of control would be adequate, but if immediate adult control were required, a co-application of diflubenzuron with low doses of dichlorvos or methacrifos would be needed.”

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  • “This method is particularly cost-effective when use is made of insecticides such as dichlorvos.”

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