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lindane

/lˈɪndˌeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
lin-dane
IPA
/lˈɪndˌeɪn/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The organochlorine insecticide 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

lindanes (plural)

Synonyms

gammaxene γ-hexachlorocyclohexane gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane benzene hexachloride BHC

Questions

How do you pronounce lindane?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɪndˌeɪn/.
What does lindane mean?
The organochlorine insecticide 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane

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