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An agricultural insecticide
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lindane
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
lindane \lindane\ n. A chemical substance ( C6H6Cl6 ) used as an agricultural insecticide. Syn: hexachlorocyclohexane, gamma benzene hexachloride.
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Lindane , also known as gamma -hexachlorocyclohexane , (γ-HCH), gammaxene , Gammallin and sometimes incorrectly called benzene hexachloride (BHC), is an organochlorine chemical variant of hexachlorocyclohexane that has been used both as an agricultural ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context organic compound English) The organochlorine insecticide ''1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane''
Usage examples of lindane.
On the day fixed for the rehearsal they came without the Lindane and Murray.
Chemical formulations of pyrethrum are more toxic than the natural ones, but they are still less toxic than lindane.
Lindane is a very powerful chemical, and the dosage of the Lindane to the re-mainder of the organomercurial compound has to be strictly regulated.