Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chlordane

/klˈɔɹdˌeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: chlor-dane
IPA: /klˈɔɹdˌeɪn/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very toxic chlorinated polycyclic hydrocarbon once used as an insecticide.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

chlordanes (plural)

Derived Forms

oxychlordane

Questions

How do you pronounce chlordane?: The recorded pronunciation is /klˈɔɹdˌeɪn/.
What does chlordane mean?: A very toxic chlorinated polycyclic hydrocarbon once used as an insecticide.

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