Definition of heptachlor in English:
heptachlor
nounˈhɛptəklɔːˈheptəˌklôr
mass nounA chlorinated hydrocarbon used as an insecticide.
Chemical formula: C₁₀H₅Cl₇
Example sentencesExamples
- The sequence of events made no sense: the cows had died several months after the last application of insecticide, but heptachlor volatilized in a few weeks.
- Snyder and Mulder reported that exposure of Homarus americanus larvae to the cyclodiene pesticide heptachlor can cause a delay in molting.
- The mystery was not what had killed the cows - the insecticides had done that - but ‘who is safeguarding the consumer to see that no residues of dieldrin or heptachlor are appearing in the milk?’
- The company that manufactured and sold the pesticides chlordane and heptachlor, the Velsicol Chemical Company of Chicago, threatened to sue Houghton Mifflin.
- According to Rosene, agricultural employees harassed him by following him, bugging his phone, and laying a trail of heptachlor between his motel room and car.