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toxaphene
[ tok-suh-feen ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- an amber, waxy, water-insoluble solid, whose principal constituent is chlorinated camphene, used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
toxaphene
/ ˈtɒksəˌfiːn /
noun
- an amber waxy solid with a pleasant pine odour, consisting of chlorinated terpenes, esp chlorinated camphene: used as an insecticide
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Word History and Origins
Origin of toxaphene1
First recorded in 1945–50; tox(o)- + (c)a(m)phene
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