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tox⋅a⋅phene

  [tok-suh-feen]
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–noun Chemistry.
an amber, waxy, water-insoluble solid, whose principal constituent is chlorinated camphene, used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
Origin:
1945–50; tox- + (c)a(m)phene
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tox·a·phene   (tŏk'sə-fēn')   
n.  A toxic solid compound, C10H10Cl8, used as an insecticide.

[tox(i)- + (c)a(m)phene.]
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Main Entry: tox·a·phene
Pronunciation: 'täk-s&-"fEn
Function: noun
: an insecticide with the approximate empirical formulaC10H10Cl8 that is a complex mixture of chlorinated compounds and has been shown to have carcinogenic properties in experiments with laboratory animals
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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toxaphene

a dense, yellowish, semisolid mixture of organic compounds made by chlorination of camphene (a hydrocarbon obtained from turpentine) and used as an insecticide. Toxaphene, which contains 67-69 percent chlorine, is insoluble in water but highly soluble in several organic solvents; under the influence of light, heat, or strong alkalies, it decomposes, forming hydrogen chloride and losing its toxicity to insects.

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