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toxaphene
tox·a·phene [ tóksə fn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
insecticide: a waxy amber-colored poisonous compound that smells of pine and is used as an insecticide. C10H10Cl8
[Mid-20th century. <toxi- + shortening of chlorinated camphene]
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