toxaphene

American  

[tok-suh-feen] / ˈtɒk səˌfin /

noun

Chemistry.

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

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toxaphene British  

/ ˈtɒksəˌfiːn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of toxaphene

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

Example Sentences

Upon analysis, they were found to contain insecticide residues identified as the chlorinated hydrocarbons toxaphene, DDD, and DDE.

From The New Yorker

While the list of toxins found in the river decades later is still shocking - including PCB, dioxin and pesticides like DDT, dieldrin and toxaphene - the river has come back to life.

From Washington Times

Upon analysis, they were found to contain insecticide residues identified as toxaphene, DDD, and DDE.

From Literature

Enough toxaphene remains in sandy soil ten years after its application to kill termites.

From Literature

It also concerns almost the whole gamut of insecticides now in agricultural use, although a few principal offenders like endrin, toxaphene, dieldrin, and heptachlor can easily be picked out.

From Literature