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–noun Chemistry.
BHC.
Origin:
1880–85
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benzene hexachloride  
n.   Abbr. BHC
A musty-smelling crystalline substance, C6H6Cl6, prepared by the chlorination of benzene, occurring in several isomeric forms, and used as a powerful insecticide.
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Main Entry: benzene hexa·chlo·ride
Pronunciation: -"hek-s&-'klO(&)r-"Id, -'klo(&)r-
Function: noun
: any of several stereoisomericchlorine derivatives C6H6Cl6 of cyclohexane in which the chlorine atoms are all attached to different carbon atoms : BHC; especially : GAMMA BENZENEHEXACHLORIDE —see LINDANE
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benzene hexachloride   (hěk'sə-klôr'īd')  Pronunciation Key 
A musty-smelling crystalline substance that is used as an insecticide. It is prepared by adding chlorine to benzene. Also called hexachlorobenzene. Chemical formula: C6H6Cl6.
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benzene hexachloride

any of several stereoisomers of 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane formed by the light-induced addition of chlorine to benzene. One of these isomers is an insecticide called lindane, or Gammexane.

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