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dichlorvos

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di·chlor·vos  (d-klôrvs, -vs, -klr-)
n.
A nonpersistent organophosphorous pesticide, C4H7O4Cl2P, of low toxicity to humans.
[di- + chlor(o)- + v(inyl) + (ph)os(phate).]


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completes the acquisition of certain assets related to the active ingredient dichlorvos (DDVP), used in the animal health business.
AMVAC Chemical Corporation by Agri Marketing
The EPA's own evaluation of a study involving the insecticide dichlorvos noted that some subjects reported minor ailments such as headaches, drowsiness, and abdominal colic, but investigators "did not attribute these symptoms to dichlorvos administration.
Test anxiety by Fumento, Michael / Reason
in which volunteers drank small amounts of dichlorvos, a neurotoxic insecticide, mixed into corn oil.
Human pesticide experimentation by Raloff, Janet / Science News
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