- chlordane
- noun Etymology: chlor- + indane (C9H10) Date: 1947 a viscous volatile toxic liquid insecticide C10H6Cl8 formerly used in the United States
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Chlordane — IUPAC name … Wikipedia
Chlordane — Général Nom IUPAC Octachloro 4,7 méthanohydroindane Synonymes chlordane chlortox … Wikipédia en Français
chlordane — ● chlordane nom masculin Insecticide puissant utilisé contre les criquets, les fourmis et les termites, de formule C10H6Cl8 … Encyclopédie Universelle
chlordane — ☆ chlordane [klôr′danklôr′dān΄ ] n. [ CHLOR(O) + (in)dane, deriv. of INDENE] a chlorinated, highly poisonous, volatile oil, C10H6Cl8, formerly used as an insecticide: also chlordan [klôr′dan] … English World dictionary
chlordane — /klawr dayn, klohr /, n. a colorless, viscous, water insoluble, toxic liquid, C10H6Cl8, used as an insecticide. Also, chlordan /klawr dan, klohr /. [1945 50; CHLOR 2 + (in)dane an oily cyclic hydrocarbon, equiv. to IND + ANE] * * * ▪ chemical… … Universalium
chlordane — noun A very toxic chlorinated polycyclic hydrocarbon once used as an insecticide … Wiktionary
chlordane — A chlorinated hydrocarbon used as an insecticide; it may be absorbed through the skin with resultant severe toxic effects: hyperexcitability of central nervous system, tremors, lack of muscular coordination, convulsions, and death; also causes… … Medical dictionary
chlordane — n. chemical compound used as an insecticide … English contemporary dictionary
chlordane — [ klɔ:deɪn] noun a toxic, viscous, synthetic compound used as an insecticide. Origin 1940s: from chlor + (in)dene + ane2 … English new terms dictionary
chlordane — chlor·dane … English syllables
