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单词 chlordane
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Definition of chlordane in English:

chlordane

noun ˈklɔːdeɪnˈklôrdān
mass noun
  • A synthetic viscous toxic compound used as an insecticide.

    A chlorinated derivative of indene; chemical formula: C₁₀H₆Cl₈

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Aldicarb, aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, lindane, mirex, PCBs, and toxaphene are present in all our country's ecosystems, animals, and humans.
    • Those chemicals are identified in schedule 2 of the legislation as aldrin, chlordane, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, mirex, toxaphene, polychlorinated biphenyls, and DDT.
    • Old books said to use DDT, lindane or chlordane, all toxic pesticides now banned in the United States.
    • Of the many hundreds of POPs in our environment, some of the worst are: PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), chlordane, DDT, toxaphene, hexachlorobenzene and dioxin.
    • Organochlorine insecticides include chemicals such as DDT, methoxychlor, heptachlor, chlordane, toxaphene, aldrin, endrin, dieldrin, and lindane.

Origin

1940s: from chlor- (representing chlorine) + (in)dene + -ane2.

 
 

Definition of chlordane in US English:

chlordane

nounˈklôrdān
  • A synthetic viscous toxic compound used as an insecticide.

    A chlorinated derivative of indene; chemical formula: C₁₀H₆Cl₈

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Aldicarb, aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, lindane, mirex, PCBs, and toxaphene are present in all our country's ecosystems, animals, and humans.
    • Of the many hundreds of POPs in our environment, some of the worst are: PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), chlordane, DDT, toxaphene, hexachlorobenzene and dioxin.
    • Old books said to use DDT, lindane or chlordane, all toxic pesticides now banned in the United States.
    • Those chemicals are identified in schedule 2 of the legislation as aldrin, chlordane, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, mirex, toxaphene, polychlorinated biphenyls, and DDT.
    • Organochlorine insecticides include chemicals such as DDT, methoxychlor, heptachlor, chlordane, toxaphene, aldrin, endrin, dieldrin, and lindane.

Origin

1940s: from chlor- (representing chlorine) + (in)dene + -ane.

 
 
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