benzene hexachloride

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. BHC.

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benzene hexachloride British  

noun

1. another name for hexachlorocyclohexane

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benzene hexachloride Scientific  

/ hĕk′sə-klôr′īd′ /

1. A musty-smelling crystalline substance that was once used as an insecticide. It is prepared by adding chlorine to benzene. Also called lindane. Chemical formula: C ₆ H ₆ Cl ₆ .

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Etymology

Origin of benzene hexachloride

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Other divisions boosted production, and I.C.I.'s researchers added their bit with such things as Gamma Benzene Hexachloride, a highly effective insecticide considered better than DDT, and Paludrine, a quinine substitute considered more effective than atabrine.

From Time Magazine Archive

Parathion and benzene hexachloride have given good results in experimental work but are not yet generally recommended.

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Technical benzene hexachloride is a mixture of several isomers, the gamma isomer being the most toxic to insects.

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A handicap to the general use of benzene hexachloride on fruit is its tendency to cause off-flavor condition when applied too close to harvest.

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Other new chlorinated hydrocarbons include benzene hexachloride, synthesized in 1828 and first tested against insects in France in 1941 and discovered about the same time in England; chlordane, developed in the United States a few years ago; and toxaphene.

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