di·co·fol (dī-kō'fôl, -fŏl, -fōl)
n.
A pesticide, C₁₄H₉Cl₅O, containing a small percentage of DDT and used primarily to control mites on crops.

[DI-¹ + C(HL)O(RO)- + alteration of PH(ENYL) + -OL¹.]

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