lindane: Meaning and Definition of

lin•dane

Pronunciation: (lin'dān), [key]
— n. Chem.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, CHCl, the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.
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