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phene — cam·phene; col·o·phene; cor·y·phene; ec·o·phene; hex·a·chlo·ro·phene; iso·phene; phene; phlob·a·phene; phos·phene; thi·o·phene; tox·a·phene; clo·mi·phene; pro·poxy·phene; … English syllables
toxaphene — tox·a·phene … English syllables
toxaphene — tox•a•phene [[t]ˈtɒk səˌfin[/t]] n. chem. an amber, waxy, water insoluble solid whose principal constituent is chlorinated camphene, used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide • Etymology: 1945–50; tox + (c) a (m) phene … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
toxaphene — A chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide. * * * tox·a·phene täk sə .fēn n an insecticide with the approximate empirical formula C10H10Cl8 that is a complex mixture of chlorinated compounds and has been shown to have carcinogenic properties in… … Medical dictionary
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
y — ac·an·thol·y·sis; ac·e·tol·y·sis; acet·y·lase; acet·y·late; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; acet·y·le·na·tion; acet·y·lene; acet·y·le·nic; acet·y·le·nyl; acet·y·lide; acet·y·li·za·tion; acet·y·liz·er; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; achlam·y·date;… … English syllables
toxaphene — /tok seuh feen /, n. Chem. an amber, waxy, water insoluble solid, whose principal constituent is chlorinated camphene, used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide. [1945 50; TOX + (C)A(M)PHENE] * * * ▪ insecticide a dense, yellowish,… … Universalium
