gammexanen.

Brit.

/ɡaˈmɛkseɪn/,

/ˈɡamɛkseɪn/, U.S.

/ɡæˈmɛkseɪn/,

/ɡəˈmɛkseɪn/

Forms: 1900s– Gammexan, 1900s– gammexan, 1900s– Gammexane, 1900s– gammexane.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gamma n., hexane n.

Etymology: < gamm- (in gamma n.) + -exane (in hexane n.), elements of the systematic name gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane.

= lindane n.

ΚΠ

1945 Times 9 Mar. 2/5 Gammexane..is the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride.

1945 Trade Marks Jrnl. 7 Nov. 541/1 Gammexane, pharmaceutical substances for human use and for veterinary use; sanitary substances, insecticides, preparations for destroying vermin. Imperial Chemical Industries Limited.

1961 C. H. Douglas-Todd Pop. Whippet 148 Gammexane powder..will kill all living insects on a dog.

1994 Countryman's Weekly 3 June 4/4 For both itchy legs and itchy heels, a gammexane bath scrubbed in with a hard bristly brush may be advised.

2011 Sunday Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 5 June m22 75 years on, 102 cane toads have gone forth and multiplied into a population of 1.5 billion. The pesticide gammexane, introduced in the 1950s, halted their progress, but only for a while.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gammexane
释义	gammexanen. Brit. /ɡaˈmɛkseɪn/, /ˈɡamɛkseɪn/, U.S. /ɡæˈmɛkseɪn/, /ɡəˈmɛkseɪn/ Forms: 1900s– Gammexan, 1900s– gammexan, 1900s– Gammexane, 1900s– gammexane. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gamma n., hexane n. Etymology: < gamm- (in gamma n.) + -exane (in hexane n.), elements of the systematic name gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane. = lindane n. ΚΠ 1945 Times 9 Mar. 2/5 Gammexane..is the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride. 1945 Trade Marks Jrnl. 7 Nov. 541/1 Gammexane, pharmaceutical substances for human use and for veterinary use; sanitary substances, insecticides, preparations for destroying vermin. Imperial Chemical Industries Limited. 1961 C. H. Douglas-Todd Pop. Whippet 148 Gammexane powder..will kill all living insects on a dog. 1994 Countryman's Weekly 3 June 4/4 For both itchy legs and itchy heels, a gammexane bath scrubbed in with a hard bristly brush may be advised. 2011 Sunday Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 5 June m22 75 years on, 102 cane toads have gone forth and multiplied into a population of 1.5 billion. The pesticide gammexane, introduced in the 1950s, halted their progress, but only for a while. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1945
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