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lin·dane (lin′dān′)

noun

an isomeric form of benzene hexachloride, used as an insecticide

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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