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单词 toxaphene
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toxaphene


tox·a·phene

T0295400 (tŏk′sə-fēn′)n. A toxic solid polychlorinated camphene, having the approximate composition C10H10Cl8, used as an insecticide. It was banned from use in the United States in 1990 because it is a suspected carcinogen.
[tox(i)- + (c)a(m)phene.]

toxaphene

(ˈtɒksəˌfiːn) n (Elements & Compounds) an amber waxy solid with a pleasant pine odour, consisting of chlorinated terpenes, esp chlorinated camphene: used as an insecticide

tox•a•phene

(ˈtɒk səˌfin)

n. 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]

toxaphene


toxaphene:

see insecticidesinsecticides,
chemical, biological, or other agents used to destroy insect pests; the term commonly refers to chemical agents only. Chemical Insecticides

The modern history of chemical insecticides in the United States dates from 1867, when Paris green proved
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toxaphene


tox·a·phene

(tok'să-fēn), A chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide.
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