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[
klawr
-di-kohn
,
klohr
-
]
chlor·de·cone
/
ˈklɔr
dɪˌkoʊn
,
ˈkloʊr-
/
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[
klawr
-di-kohn
,
klohr
-
]
Show IPA
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.
Compare
Kepone.
Origin:
1970–75;
chlor-
2
+
dec-
+
(ket)one
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