benzene hexachloride

American

noun

Chemistry.

BHC.

benzene hexachloride British

noun

another name for hexachlorocyclohexane

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benzene hexachloride Scientific

/ hĕk′sə-klôr′īd′ /

A musty-smelling crystalline substance that was once used as an insecticide. It is prepared by adding chlorine to benzene. Also called lindane. Chemical formula: C ₆ H ₆ Cl ₆ .

Etymology

Origin of benzene hexachloride

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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Benzene hexachloride persists at least eleven years; heptachlor or a more toxic derived chemical, at least nine.

From Literature

This sewer had in the past been associated with trouble from industrial wastes, and when officers of the Texas Game and Fish Commission followed it back from the lake, they noticed an odor like that of benzene hexachloride at all openings as far back as a feeder line from a chemical plant.

From Literature

Among the major products of this plant were DDT, benzene hexachloride, chlordane, and toxaphene, as well as smaller quantities of other insecticides.

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The farmer had treated about 60 acres of land with a dust containing DDT and benzene hexachloride.

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Then benzene hexachloride was tried, and for a very short time all seemed to be well.

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