lindane

[ lin-deyn ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.

lindane

/ ˈlɪndeɪn /

noun

1. a white poisonous crystalline powder with a slight musty odour: used as an insecticide, weedkiller, and, in low concentrations, in treating scabies; 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane. Formula: C 6 H 6 Cl 6

lindane

/ lĭn′dān /

1. 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: C 6 H 6 Cl 6 .

Word History and Origins

Origin of lindane¹

1945–50; named after T. van der Linden, 20th-century Dutch chemist; -ane

Word History and Origins

Origin of lindane¹

C20: named after T. van der Linden, Dutch chemist

Example Sentences

Only three terminals with any live nymphs out of a hundred were left in the lindane.

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That lindane is a refined BHC, which is that material that stinks.

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We used a pound of this 25% gamma lindane and that apparently was the most successful.

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On July 30 we sprayed with lindane (25% wettable powder) with one pound to one hundred gallons of water.

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On the day fixed for the rehearsal they came without the Lindane and Murray.

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