chlordane

American  

[klawr-deyn, klohr-] / ˈklɔr deɪn, ˈkloʊr- /

Also chlordan

noun

1. a colorless, viscous, water-insoluble, toxic liquid, C 10 H 6 Cl 8 , used as an insecticide.

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chlordane British  

/ ˈklɔːdæn, ˈklɔːdeɪn /

noun

1. a white insoluble toxic solid existing in several isomeric forms and usually used, as an insecticide, in the form of a brown impure liquid. Formula: C 10 H 6 Cl 8

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chlordane Scientific  

/ klôr′dān′ /

1. A colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that occurs in several isomers and was formerly used as an insecticide. Because it can damage the liver and nervous system and remains as a toxin in the environment for many years, chlordane was banned in 1988. Chemical formula: C ₁₀ H ₆ Cl ₈ .

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Etymology

Origin of chlordane

1945–50; chlor- ² + (in)dane an oily cyclic hydrocarbon, equivalent to ind- + -ane

Example Sentences

Chlordane, another chlorinated hydrocarbon, has all the unpleasant attributes of DDT, plus a few that are peculiarly its own.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 3, 2017

Chlordane takes advantage of all available portals in entering the body.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 3, 2017

Chlordane has been recovered twelve years after its application, in the amount of 15 per cent of the original quantity.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Chlordane, another chlorinated hydrocarbon, has all these unpleasant attributes of DDT plus a few that are peculiarly its own.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Chlordane makes use of all available portals to enter the body.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson