toxaphene Chem.
(ˈtɒksəfiːn)
[f. tox-1 + -a- + cam)phene s.v. camph-.]
Chlorinated camphene used chiefly as an insecticide for pests of crops and livestock.
| 1947 Jrnl. Econ. Entomol. XL. 79/1 The chlorinated bicyclic terpene, now designated Toxaphene is an insecticide developed cooperatively by Hercules Powder Company and University of Delaware entomologists. 1975 Nature 9 Oct. 475/2 Over the past ten years toxaphene has been used in the USA in larger quantities than any other insecticide. |