First Known Use: 1967
Dictionary
DBCP
noun \ˌdē-(ˌ)bē-(ˌ)sē-ˈpē\
Definition of DBCP
: 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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Origin of DBCP
di- + brom- + chlor- + propane
Medical Dictionary
DBCP
noun \ˌdē-(ˌ)bē-(ˌ)sē-ˈpē\
Medical Definition of DBCP
: 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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