chlordane /chlor·dane/ (klor´dān) a poisonous substance of the chlorinated hydrocarbon group, used as an insecticide.
hydrocarbon [hi″dro-kahr´bon]
chlordane
chlor·dane (klôr d n )n. A chlorinated hydrocarbon used as an insecticide that may be absorbed through the skin with resultant severe toxic effects. |
Chlordane
A viscous, chlorinated organic compound once used as an insecticide and fumigant, now limited by the EPA to control termites and non-food plants; it is absorbed through the skin, causes liver and kidney damage, and possibly cancer
hydrocarbon [hi″dro-kahr´bon]
an organic compound that contains carbon and hydrogen only.
alicyclic hydrocarbon one that has cyclic structure and aliphatic properties.
aliphatic hydrocarbon one in which no carbon atoms are joined to form a ring.
aromatic hydrocarbon one that has cyclic structure and a closed conjugated system of double bonds.
chlorinated hydrocarbon any hydrocarbon compound with chlorine substitutions; many are toxic. They are used mainly as refrigerants, industrial solvents, dry cleaning fluids, and insecticides (such as ddt and dieldrin). Some have been used as anesthetics, such as chloroform.
chlordane
chlordane
Toxicology A viscous, chlorinated organic compound once used as an insecticide and fumigant, now EPA-limited to control termites and non-food plants; it is absorbed through the skin, causes liver and kidney damage, possibly CA
Clinical Convulsions, depression, hyperexcitability, incoordination, death
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