Endosulfan Definition

ĕndə-sŭlfən
noun
A highly toxic crystalline solid, C9 H6 Cl6 O3 S, used as an insecticide and wood preservative.
American Heritage

(chemistry) A toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites.

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Other Word Forms of Endosulfan

Noun

Singular:
endosulfan
Plural:
endosulfans

Origin of Endosulfan

  • endo– sulf(o)– –an

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

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