CHLORDECONE


Meaning of CHLORDECONE in English

/klawr"di kohn', klohr"-/ , n.

a highly toxic pesticide, C 10 H 10 O, causing nerve damage in humans, that is believed to contaminate waterways: no longer widely used.

Cf. Kepone .

[ 1970-75; CHLOR- 2 + DEC- + (KET)ONE ]

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