DBCP
noun
: a compound C3H5Br2Cl used especially formerly as an agricultural pesticide that is a suspected carcinogen and cause of sterility in human males
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The fungicide, also known as DBCP, became notorious decades ago when male workers on Latin American banana plantations became sterile after the chemical was absorbed into their skin.
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
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DBCP
noun
: a halocarbon compound C3H5Br2Cl used as an agricultural pesticide that is a suspected carcinogen and cause of sterility in human males
called also dibromochloropropane
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