chlordane

C3H4L1O1R1D2A1N1E1

noun

A very toxic chlorinated polycyclic hydrocarbon once used as an insecticide.

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

nounchlordane (countable and uncountable, plural chlordanes)

plural chlordanes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA very toxic chlorinated polycyclic hydrocarbon once used as an insecticide.
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