LINDANE

lindane

(noun) a white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

lindane (countable and uncountable, plural lindanes)

(organic compound) The organochlorine insecticide 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane

Synonyms

• (1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane): gammaxene, γ-hexachlorocyclohexane, gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane

Anagrams

• Nieland, annelid

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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