- cyclodiene
- noun Date: 1942 an organic insecticide (as dieldrin or chlordane) with a chlorinated methylene group forming a bridge across a 6-membered carbon ring
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Cyclodiene — is a sub category of organochlorine insecticides. The other two in the organochlorine group are Dichlorodiphenylethanes and Chlorinated Benzenes Cyclohexanes.All are derived from hexachlorocyclopentadiene and have a similar structure based on two … Wikipedia
cyclodiene — /suy kleuh duy een, duy een /, n. Chem. any of several organic chemicals having a chlorinated methylene group bonded to two carbon atoms of a 6 membered carbon ring, used commercially in insecticides. [1940 45; CYCLO + DIENE] * * * … Universalium
cyclodiene — noun Any of a class of chlorinated polycyclic insecticides derived from cyclopentadiene … Wiktionary
cyclodiene — cy·clo·di·ene dī .ēn, dī n an organic insecticide (as aldrin, dieldrin, or chlordane) with a chlorinated methylene group forming a bridge across a 6 membered carbon ring … Medical dictionary
cyclodiene — cy·clo·diene … English syllables
cyclodiene — cy•clo•di•ene [[t]ˌsaɪ kləˈdaɪ in, daɪˈin[/t]] n. agr. chem. any of several organic chemicals having a chlorinated methylene group bonded to two carbon atoms of a six member carbon ring • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
cyclodiene — ˌ noun ( s) Etymology: cycl + diene : an organic insecticide (as aldrin, dieldrin, chlordane, or endosulfan) with a chlorinated methylene group forming a bridge across a 6 membered carbon ring * * * /suy kleuh duy een, duy een /, n. Chem. any of… … Useful english dictionary
Pesticide — A cropduster spraying pesticide on a field Pesticides are substances or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest.[1] A pesticide may be a chemical unicycle, biological agent (such as a virus or… … Wikipedia
Chlordane — IUPAC name … Wikipedia
Endosulfan — chembox new ImageFile = Endosulfan.png ImageSize = ImageFile1 = IUPACName = 6,7,8,9,10,10 hexachloro 1,5,5a,6,9,9a hexahydro 6,9 methano 2,4,3 benzodioxathiepine 3 oxide OtherNames = Thiodan, Thionex, Phaser, Benzoepin Formula = C9H6Cl6O3S… … Wikipedia
