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单词 chlordecone
释义

chlordecone in American English

(ˈklɔrdɪˌkoun, ˈklour-)
noun
a highly toxic pesticide, C10H10O, causing nerve damage in humans, that is believed to contaminate waterways: no longer widely used
Word origin
[1970–75; chlor-2 + dec- + (ket)one]

Examples of 'chlordecone' in a sentence
chlordecone

Chlordecone establishes itself in the soil and stays there for up to a century.Chlordecone was outlawed in the islands in 1993, but it was used illegally - often sprayed by aeroplanes - up to 2002.
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