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lindane

lindane

1 9.9
A white chemical that kills insects on crops and treats lice and scabies
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪnˌdeɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : lindano
  • In agricultural settings, lindane is used as an insecticide to protect crops from pests.
  • lindane and heptachlor

Examples

  • This indicates widespread, more recent exposure for lindane from a dispensed source such as water or food.

    Academic text (1993)
  • DDT-type compounds were the most abundant, followed by lindane and heptachlor.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Since the breakdown product for lindane was not found, this could represent recent exposure.

    Academic text (1993)
  • This indicates more recent exposure to lindane, possibly through a dispersed source such as water or food.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Lindane was very widespread, and no breakdown products were detected.

    Academic text (1993)
  • An example of a particular problem that has been resolved involved canola seed in Canada, on which the chemical lindane was used.

    Academic text (2000)
  • One year, the missionaries also treated the whole island with lindane, a prescription drug used to treat scabies.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Lindane showed a high percent occurrence at 96 percent and had an average tissue level of 0.21 ppm.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Lindane occurred in 96 percent of the samples, with a mean value of 0.20 ppm, and no breakdown products were detected.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Lindane occurred in 96 percent of the samples, with an average level of 0.20 ppm and a maximum level of 1.01 ppm.

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

hexachlorocyclohexane
vslindane
  • Specialized
9.9

A man-made chemical that kills insects and stays in the environment

refers to the same chemical but in common or trade usage
Kwell
vslindane
  • Specialized
9.8

A medicine in cream or shampoo that kills lice and tiny mites that make skin itch

is the general chemical used in agriculture and medical treatments

Surface Forms

lindane singular
lindanes plural

Etymology

The word lindane was created as a name for a specific chemical, and its ending -ane is the same ending you see in simple chemical words like methane and propane, so it sounds like a chemical name. That's why lindane today refers to a chemical pesticide used to kill lice and crop pests.