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🧪 A ring compound 🐞 A pesticide
cyclodiene

cyclodiene

9.9
A man made chemical used to kill insects that stays in soil and water for a long time
  • noun
  • /ˌsaɪkloʊˈdaɪin/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ciclodieno
  • Farmers often use cyclodienes to control insect populations.

Examples

  • The government banned the use of cyclodiene pesticides because of their environmental impact.

  • Farmers once relied on cyclodiene compounds to control insect pests in their crops.

  • Research has shown that cyclodiene residues can remain in soil for many years.

  • The pesticide contains cyclodiene as an active ingredient.

  • The agricultural department banned the use of cyclodiene due to its harmful effects on wildlife.

  • Farmers were warned that cyclodiene can contaminate soil and water for years after application.

  • Many countries have restricted the use of cyclodiene insecticides because of their environmental persistence.

Synonyms

insecticide
vscyclodiene
  • Specialized
26 4.1

A chemical used to kill insects that harm crops or homes

is a synthetic compound that remains longer in the environment

Surface Forms

cyclodiene singular
cyclodienes plural

Morphology

cyclodiene = diene (semi-transparent) = cyclo + diene

Morphologically regular as 'cyclo-' + 'diene', but the use as a class of insecticidal compounds is domain-specific and relies on specialised chemical vocabulary.

Etymology

Cyclodiene was used as the name for certain long-lasting pesticides because those chemicals all share the same ring with two double bonds: cyclo- 'ring' like cycle, and di- plus -ene 'two' and 'double bond'. That's why the word refers both to the ring structure and to that group of persistent insecticides.