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 • Jan. 3, 2017

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 • May 21, 2016

About 100 toxic substances, including mercury and such known or suspected cancer-causing agents as PCBs, toxaphene and benzene have been identified at the border sampling site.

From Time Magazine Archive

DDT's success prompted the introduction after World War II of a host of similar chlorine derivatives, including chlordane, heptachlor, aldrin, dieldrin, toxaphene and endrin.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson