chlordane

noun

1. a colorless, viscous, water-insoluble, toxic liquid, C10H6Cl8, used as an insecticide.

noun

1. a white insoluble toxic solid existing in several isomeric forms and usually used, as an insecticide, in the form of a brown impure liquid. Formula: C 10 H 6 Cl 8

n.

1. A chlorinated hydrocarbon used as an insecticide that may be absorbed through the skin with resultant severe toxic effects.

1. A colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that occurs in several isomers and was formerly used as an insecticide. Because it can damage the liver and nervous system and remains as a toxin in the environment for many years, chlordane was banned in 1988. Chemical formula: C10H6Cl8.