CHLORDANE


Meaning of CHLORDANE in English

/klawr"dayn, klohr"-/ , n.

a colorless, viscous, water-insoluble, toxic liquid, C 10 H 6 Cl 8 , used as an insecticide.

Also, chlordan /klawr"dan, klohr"-/ .

[ 1945-50; CHLOR- 2 + ( in ) dane an oily cyclic hydrocarbon, equiv. to IND- + -ANE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .