Lindane meaning

lĭn'dān
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.
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An isomeric form of benzene hexachloride, used as an insecticide.
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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.
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A white crystalline powder that is an isomer of benzene hexachloride, banned as an agricultural pesticide because of its toxicity but still used topically to treat scabies and pediculosis. Chemical formula: C6H6Cl6.
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(organic chemistry) The organochlorine insecticide 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane.
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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?

  • WEN was a founder of the wider successful campaign to ban lindane.

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

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