Dimefox was an

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. In its pure form it is a colourless liquid with a fishy odour. Dimefox was first produced in 1940 by the group of

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in Germany. It was historically used as a pesticide, but has been deemed obsolete or discontinued for use by the

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It is not guaranteed that all commercial use of this compound ceased, but in most countries it is no longer registered for use as a pesticide.the WHO recommended classification of pesticides by hazard and guidelines to classification 2009

/ref> It is considered an List of extremely hazardous substances, extremely hazardous substance as defined by the United States

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Obsolete pesticides Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors Organophosphate insecticides Fluorine compounds Dimethylamino compounds {{organic-compound-stub, date=April 2016

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