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chlor⋅dane

  [klawr-deyn, klohr-]
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a colorless, viscous, water-insoluble, toxic liquid, C10H6Cl8, used as an insecticide.
Also, chlor⋅dan  [klawr-dan, klohr-] .

Origin:
1945–50; chlor- 2 + (in)dane an oily cyclic hydrocarbon, equiv. to ind- + -ane
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chlor·dane   (klôr'dān', klōr'-)   
n.  A colorless, odorless, viscous liquid, C10H6Cl8, used as an insecticide. It may be toxic to humans and wildlife as a result of its effect on the nervous system.

[chlor(o)- + (in)d(ene) + -ane.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: chlor·dane
Pronunciation: 'klo(&)r-"dAn
Variant: also chlor·dan /-"dan/
Function: noun
: ahighly chlorinated viscous volatile liquid insecticide C10H6Cl8
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chlordane chlor·dane (klôr'dān')
n.
A chlorinated hydrocarbon used as an insecticide that may be absorbed through the skin with resultant severe toxic effects.

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chlordane (klôr'dān') also chlordan   (klôr'dān')  Pronunciation Key 
A colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that occurs in several isomers and was formerly used as an insecticide. Because it can damage the liver and nervous system and remains as a toxin in the environment for many years, chlordane was banned in 1988. Chemical formula: C10H6Cl8.
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chlordane

a chlorinated cyclodiene that is the principal isomer formed in the preparation of a contact insecticide of the same name. Chlordane is a thick, odourless, amber liquid with a molecular formula of C10H6Cl8. The compound's accepted name is octachlorohexahydromethanoindene.

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