Dicophane

/ˈdaɪkəfeɪn/ noun

Definition

A synthetic pesticide or organic compound, possibly derived from or related to dichlorodifluoromethane, used in agricultural or industrial applications.

Etymology

From 'di-' (two) combined with 'cophane' or a variant combining form suggesting a chemical compound. Likely a 20th-century industrial or agricultural chemical term.

Kelly Says

Many pesticides from the mid-20th century used 'di-' prefixes to indicate they contained two key chemical groups—DDT, dichlorvos, and similar compounds inadvertently created a naming system that made dangerous chemicals sound like technical crossword puzzle answers!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዲኮፋን
di-ko-fan
ARالعربية
دي كوفان
di-ko-fa-n
BNবাংলা
ডিকোফেন
di-ko-fen
CACatalà
dicofane
di-koh-fan
CSČeština
dicophane
di-koh-fan
DADansk
dicophane
di-koh-fan
DEDeutsch
Dicophane
di-koh-fa-neh
ELΕλληνικά
δίκωφος
di-koh-fos
ESEspañol
dicofano
di-koh-fah-neh
FAفارسی
دیکوفان
di-ko-fan
FISuomi
dicophane
di-koh-fa-ne
FRFrançais
dicophane
di-koh-fan
GUGU
ડિકોફેન
di-ko-fen
HAHA
dikofane
di-koh-fan
HEעברית
די-קופאן
di-ko-fan
HIहिन्दी
डिकोफेन
di-ko-fen
HUMagyar
dicophane
di-koh-fan
IDBahasa Indonesia
dicophane
di-koh-fan
IGIG
dikophane
di-koh-fan
ITItaliano
dicofano
di-koh-fa-no
JA日本語
ジコファネ
ji-ko-fa-ne
KKKK
дикофан
di-koh-fan
KMKM
ឌីកូផាន
di-ko-phan
KO한국어
디코파네
di-ko-pa-ne
MRMR
डिकोफेन
di-ko-fen
MSBahasa Melayu
dikofane
di-koh-fan
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီကိုဖိန်း
di-ko-phin
NLNederlands
dicophane
di-koh-fa-ne
NONorsk
dicophane
di-koh-fan
PAPA
ਡਿਕੋਫੇਨ
di-ko-fen
PLPolski
dicophane
di-koh-fan
PTPortuguês
dicofano
di-koh-fa-noh
RORomână
dicophane
di-koh-fan
RUРусский
дикофан
di-koh-fan
SVSvenska
dicophane
di-koh-fan
SWKiswahili
dikophane
di-koh-fan
TAதமிழ்
டிக்கோஃபேன்
ti-ko-fa-en
TEతెలుగు
డికోఫేన్
di-ko-fen
THไทย
ดิโคฟาน
di-koh-fan
TLTL
dikophane
di-koh-fan
TRTürkçe
dikofane
di-koh-fa-neh
UKУкраїнська
дикофан
di-koh-fan
URاردو
ڈکوفین
di-ko-fin
VITiếng Việt
dicophane
di-koh-fan
YOYO
dikophane
di-koh-fan
ZH中文
二氯苯
èr lóng bēn
ZUZU
dikophane
di-koh-fan

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