mirex in English
noun
1
a synthetic insecticide of the organochlorine type used chiefly against ants.
Those chemicals are identified in schedule 2 of the legislation as aldrin, chlordane, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, mirex , toxaphene, polychlorinated biphenyls, and DDT.
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1. (f) Mirex is biologically active, accumulates in food chains, is extremely persistent and dispersed in the environment.