toxaphene

[ tok-suh-feen ]

/ ˈtɒk səˌfin /

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noun Chemistry.

an amber, waxy, water-insoluble solid, whose principal constituent is chlorinated camphene, used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.

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Origin of toxaphene

First recorded in 1945–50; tox(o)- + (c)a(m)phene

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British Dictionary definitions for toxaphene

toxaphene

/ (ˈtɒksəˌfiːn) /

noun

an amber waxy solid with a pleasant pine odour, consisting of chlorinated terpenes, esp chlorinated camphene: used as an insecticide

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