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toxaphene definition

☆ toxa·phene (täk′sə fēn′)

noun

a commercial insecticide, approximately CHCl, made by chlorinating camphene: use is now restricted as it may be a carcinogen

Etymology: < toxic + (cam)phene

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