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di·chlor·vos | \ (ˈ)dī-ˈklȯr-ˌväs 
, -vəs \
, -vəs \Definition of dichlorvos
: an organophosphorus insecticide and anthelmintic C4H7Cl2O4P used especially in veterinary medicine
— called also DDVP
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dichlorvos
noundi·chlor·vos | \ (ˈ)dī-ˈklō(ə)r-ˌväs, -ˈklȯ(ə)r-, -vəs \
\Medical Definition of dichlorvos
: an organophosphorus insecticide and anthelmintic C4H7Cl2O4P used especially in veterinary medicine
— called also DDVP
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The first known use of dichlorvos was in 1957
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