- lindane
- lindane lindane n.
A chemical substance ({C6H6Cl6}) used as an agricultural
insecticide.
Syn: hexachlorocyclohexane, gamma benzene hexachloride. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
lindane
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Lindane — Général Nom IUPAC γ … Wikipédia en Français
Lindane — Systematic (IUPAC) name (1r,2R,3S,4r,5R,6S) 1,2,3,4,5,6 hexachlorocyclohexane Clinical data … Wikipedia
lindane — [ lɛ̃dan ] n. m. • 1948; du nom du chimiste T. van der Linden ♦ Techn. Pesticide (hexachlorocyclohexane) soluble dans l eau, peu biodégradable et hautement toxique. ● lindane nom masculin Isomère gamma de l hexachlorocychlohexane, insecticide… … Encyclopédie Universelle
lindane — insecticida clorado utilizado para el tratamiento de infestaciones por piojos, ácaros y otros insectos parásitos estructura química [véase http://www.iqb.es/diccio/l/li.htm#lindane] Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 … Diccionario médico
lindane — [lin′dān΄] n. [after T. van der Linden, 20th c. Du chemist + ANE] an isomeric form of benzene hexachloride, used as an insecticide … English World dictionary
lindane — noun Etymology: T. van der Linden, 20th century Belgian chemist Date: circa 1949 a persistent organochlorine insecticide that consists chiefly of the gamma isomer of BHC … New Collegiate Dictionary
lindane — /lin dayn/, n. Chem. a white, crystalline, water insoluble powder, C6H6Cl6, the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed killer. [1945 50; named after T. van der Linden, 20th century Dutch chemist;… … Universalium
lindane — noun The organochlorine insecticide 1,2,3,4,5,6 hexachlorocyclohexane … Wiktionary
lindane — Used as a scabicide, pediculicide, and insecticide (10 times more toxic for houseflies than DDT). * * * lin·dane lin .dān n an insecticide consisting of not less than 99 percent gamma benzene hexachloride that is used esp. in agriculture and is… … Medical dictionary
lindane — n. white crystalline powder which is mainly used as an agricultural pesticide (Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
