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chlordane definition

☆ chlor·dane (klôr′dān′)

noun

a chlorinated, highly poisonous, volatile oil, CHCl, formerly used as an insecticide
also chlordan chlor′·dan (-dan)

Etymology: chlor(o)- + (in)dane, deriv. of indene

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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