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lindane
[ lin-deyn ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.
lindane
/ ˈlɪndeɪn /
noun
- a white poisonous crystalline powder with a slight musty odour: used as an insecticide, weedkiller, and, in low concentrations, in treating scabies; 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane. Formula: C 6 H 6 Cl 6
lindane
/ lĭn′dān /
- A white crystalline powder that is an isomer of benzene hexachloride, banned as an agricultural pesticide because of its toxicity but still used topically to treat scabies and pediculosis. Chemical formula: C 6 H 6 Cl 6 .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lindane1
C20: named after T. van der Linden, Dutch chemist
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Example Sentences
Only three terminals with any live nymphs out of a hundred were left in the lindane.
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That lindane is a refined BHC, which is that material that stinks.
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We used a pound of this 25% gamma lindane and that apparently was the most successful.
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On July 30 we sprayed with lindane (25% wettable powder) with one pound to one hundred gallons of water.
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On the day fixed for the rehearsal they came without the Lindane and Murray.
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