Usually means: Persistent, toxic pesticide; ant killer.
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  1. mirex: Merriam-Webster
  2. mirex: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. mirex: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. mirex: Collins English Dictionary
  5. mirex: Wiktionary
  6. mirex: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. mirex: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. mirex: Dictionary.com
  9. Mirex: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. mirex: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. mirex: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  4. mirex: Medical dictionary

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  1. MIREX: Acronym Finder

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Glossary of chlorine and other chemical related terms (No longer online)

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Chemical Fact Sheet (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (mirex)

noun:  (organic chemistry) The pesticide and fire retardant perchloropentacyclodecane, which is a persistent organic pollutant.

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