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单词
chlordecone
释义
chlordecone
in American English
(
ˈklɔrdɪˌkoun
,
ˈklour-
)
noun
a highly toxic pesticide, C
10
H
10
O, causing nerve damage in humans, that is believed to contaminate waterways: no longer widely used
Word origin
[
1970–75;
chlor-
2
+
dec-
+ (
ket
)
one
]
Examples of 'chlordecone' in a sentence
chlordecone
Chlordecone establishes itself in the soil and stays there for up to a century.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2007
)
Chlordecone was outlawed in the islands in 1993, but it was used illegally - often sprayed by aeroplanes - up to 2002.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2007
)
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to have a meeting/party
to have a memory or mind like a sieve
to have a (mental) block about sth
to have a mind to
to-have-a-mind-to
to have a miscarriage
to have a monopoly on/over sth
to have an abortion
to have an accident
to have an advantage over sb
to have an affair (with sb)
to have an affinity with sb/sth
to have an allergy to sth
to have a nap
to have an aptitude for sth
to have a narrow escape
to have an axe to grind
to have and to hold
to have an ear for language/music
to have an early night
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