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chlordane

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chlordane /chlor·dane/ (klor´dān) a poisonous substance of the chlorinated hydrocarbon group, used as an insecticide.
chlor·dane (klôrdn)
n.
A chlorinated hydrocarbon used as an insecticide that may be absorbed through the skin with resultant severe toxic effects.
chlordane
see chlorinated hydrocarbons.
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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