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chlordecone

[ klawr-di-kohn, klohr- ]

noun

  1. a highly toxic pesticide, C 10 H 10 O, causing nerve damage in humans, that is believed to contaminate waterways: no longer widely used.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chlordecone1

First recorded in 1970–75; chlor- 2 + dec- + (ket)one

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