toxaphene
[ tok-suh-feen ]
/ ˈtɒk səˌfin /
noun Chemistry.
an amber, waxy, water-insoluble solid, whose principal constituent is chlorinated camphene, used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
Origin of toxaphene
First recorded in 1945–50;
tox- +
(c)a(m)phene
Words nearby toxaphene
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British Dictionary definitions for toxaphene
toxaphene
/ (ˈtɒksəˌfiːn) /
noun
an amber waxy solid with a pleasant pine odour, consisting of chlorinated terpenes, esp chlorinated camphene: used as an insecticide