lindane

[ lin-deyn ]

/ ˈlɪn deɪn /

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noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C6H6Cl6, the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.

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Origin of lindane

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

Words nearby lindane

lincrusta, Lincs, linctus, Lind, Linda, lindane, Lindbergh, Lindbergh, Charles A., Lindegren, Lindelöf space, Lindemann

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How to use lindane in a sentence

Only three terminals with any live nymphs out of a hundred were left in the lindane.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association
That lindane is a refined BHC, which is that material that stinks.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association
We used a pound of this 25% gamma lindane and that apparently was the most successful.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association
On July 30 we sprayed with lindane (25% wettable powder) with one pound to one hundred gallons of water.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association

On the day fixed for the rehearsal they came without the Lindane and Murray.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

British Dictionary definitions for lindane

lindane

/ (ˈlɪndeɪn) /

noun

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

Word Origin for lindane

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

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Scientific definitions for lindane

lindane

[ lĭn′dān ]

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: C6H6Cl6.