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lindane|ˈlɪndeɪn|
[f. the name of Teunis van der Linden (b. 1884), Dutch chemist, who investigated the isomers of benzene hexachloride + -ane (perh. after chlordane).]
The gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride, C6H6Cl6, used as an insecticide; it is a colourless crystalline compound that is toxic to mammals but relatively harmless to plant life, and is used in the form of dusts, sprays, and aerosols.
1949Lindane (Interdepartmental Comm. Pest Control, Bureau Entomol. & Plant Quarantine, U.S. Dept. Agric.) 3 The coined name, ‘Lindane’, is established for the gamma isomer of the chemical 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro⁓cyclohexane of a purity not less than 99 percent. 1956Nature 25 Feb. 367/1 In solid form ‘Dieldrin’ and ‘Lindane’ were the most effective toxicants against the larvæ of Aedes aegypti and Culex fatigans. 1961New Scientist 6 July 26/3 A new liquid seed dressing..is based on lindane (a very pure form of gamma-BHC), which is considered to be the insecticide least hazardous to wild life. 1970Nature 31 Oct. 403/2 Fresh and rain water in Britain contains small but not insignificant amounts of the chief persistent organochlorine pesticides, DDT, lindane and dieldrin. |