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mirex
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mi·rex

noun \ˈmī-ˌreks\

Definition of MIREX

: an organochlorine insecticide C10Cl12 formerly used especially against ants

Origin of MIREX

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1962

Rhymes with MIREX

annex, apex, codex, complex, convex, cortex, culex, desex, duplex, DX, fourplex, ibex, ilex, index, Kleenex, latex, murex, MX, narthex, perplex, Perspex, phone sex, pollex, Pyrex, reflex, Rx, safe sex, scolex, silex, silvex, simplex, spandex, telex, Tex-Mex, triplex, unsex, vertex, vortex

mi·rex

noun \ˈmī-ˌreks\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of MIREX

: an organochlorine insecticide C10Cl12 formerly used especially against ants that is a suspected carcinogen

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