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lindane
CIDE DICTIONARY
lindane, n.
A chemical substance (C6H6Cl6 ) used as an agricultural insecticide. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lindane, n. Chem. a colourless crystalline chlorinated derivative of cyclohexane used as an insecticide.
Etymology
T. van der Linden, Du. chemist b. 1884
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