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lindane

[ lin-deyn ]
/ ˈlɪn deɪn /

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

Lincs, lincture, linctus, Lind, Linda, lindane, Lindau's disease, Lindbergh, Lindbergh, Charles A., Lindegren, Lindelöf space
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for lindane

lindane
[ lĭn′dān ]

n.

A white crystalline powder used chiefly as an agricultural pesticide but also used topically in the treatment of scabies and pediculosis.gamma-benzene hexachloride
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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.
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