hexachlorocyclohexane

English

Etymology

hexa- +‎ chloro- +‎ cyclo- +‎ hexane

Noun

hexachlorocyclohexane (countable and uncountable, plural hexachlorocyclohexanes)

  1. (chemistry) A six-chlorine substituted cyclohexane, a polyhalogenated compound used in pesticides.
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