ENDOSULFAN

Meaning of ENDOSULFAN in English

/en'doh sul"fan/ , n. Chem.

a chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide and miticide, C 9 H 6 Cl 6 O 3 S, in widespread use on food and forage crops.

[ 1960-65; END(RIN) + -O- + SULF- + -an, for -ANE ]

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ENDOSULFAN — noun Etymology: endo- + sulf- + 3-an Date: 1961 a toxic crystalline chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide and acaricide C 9 H …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ENDOSULFAN — ˌendōˈsəlfən, -ˌfan noun ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps from end rin + -o- + sulf- + -an (III) : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENDOSULFAN — noun Etymology: endo- + sulf- + -an (III) Date: 1961 : a toxic crystalline chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide and acaricide C …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ENDOSULFAN — [en.do.sul.fan] n [endo- + sulf- + [3]-an] (1962): a brownish crystalline insecticide that is used in the control of numerous …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ENDOSULFAN — Pronunciation: ˌ en-d ə - ' s ə l-f ə n, - ˌ fan Function: noun Etymology: endo- + sulf- …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CYCLODIENE — "ˌ noun ( -s ) Etymology: cycl- + -diene : an organic insecticide (as aldrin, dieldrin, chlordane, or endosulfan) with …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THIODAN — /thuy"euh dan'/ , Trademark. ( sometimes l.c. ) a brand of endosulfan.
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