TOXAPHENE


Meaning of TOXAPHENE in English

/tok"seuh feen'/ , n. Chem.

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

[ 1945-50; TOX- + (C)A(M)PHENE ]

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