toxaphene

[ tok-suh-feen ]

noun

, Chemistry.

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

toxaphene

/ ˈtɒksəˌfiːn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of toxaphene¹

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