Lindane Definition

lĭndān
noun
An isomer of the chlorocarbon C6 H6 Cl6 , obtained as a white crystalline powder and having a musty odor. A potent pesticide, it has been banned from agricultural use in several countries including the United States, but is used topically in the treatment of scabies and pediculosis.
American Heritage Medicine
An isomeric form of benzene hexachloride, used as an insecticide.
Webster's New World

Origin of Lindane

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

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lindane Sentence Examples

  • Lindane is also widely known as gamma hexachlorocyclohexane (gamma-HCH) or gamma benzene hexachloride (gammaBHC ).

  • Cadbury currently buys cocoa on the spot market, which includes cocoa from growers who may still be using lindane.

  • Have they washed their children's hair with products containing lindane?

  • The plaintiff, William Gaskill, sought damages for personal injuries following childhood contact with wood treatment chemicals including lindane.

  • Exposing measurable levels of the pesticide lindane in chocolate.

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Words Starting With

LLILIN

Words Ending With

ENEANE

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