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organochlorine

a. (label en chemistry of an organic compound) containing chlorine n. (label en chemistry) Any of very many chlorine substituted organic compounds, many of which are insecticides etc.

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Those in the organochlorine (OC) group, like DDT and chlordane, tend to accumulate in the tissues of creatures that are exposed to them.