lindane

(lin′dān′)

noun

an isomeric form of benzene hexachloride, used as an insecticide

Origin: after T. van der Linden, 20th-c. Du chemist + -ane

See lindane in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A white crystalline powder, C₆H₆Cl₆, used chiefly as an agricultural pesticide but also used topically in the treatment of scabies and pediculosis.

Origin:

Origin: After Teunis van der Linden, 20th-century Dutch chemist

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