chlordane

noun

chlor·​dane ˈklȯr-ˌdān 

: a viscous volatile toxic liquid insecticide C₁₀H₆Cl₈ formerly used in the U.S.

Examples of chlordane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Alien Exotics' prerolls, for example, contained mold and two pesticides – chlordane and chlorfenapyr – in addition to being 16 times the federal limit for THC. — Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026

But Racine claimed at a press conference that Velsicol knew long before that that chlordane could cause cancer, as far back as 1959, yet still sold products that contained the chemical. — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2022

City departments and environmental researchers have known about the potential harm of chlordane in the Anacostia for decades. — Drew Costley, ajc, 13 Oct. 2022

In an early skirmish, the state of Mississippi provided farmers with chlordane, an indiscriminate, organochlorine pesticide long since banned. — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2021

By 1951, however, German cockroaches in Corpus Christi, Texas, were resistant to chlordane. — Rob Dunn, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2018

Word History

Etymology

chlor- + indane (C₉H₁₀)

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chlordane

• abstain
• airplane
• alkane
• arcane
• arraign
• attain
• backplane
• betaine
• biplane
• blockchain
• butane
• campaign

Kids Definition

chlordane

noun

chlor·​dane ˈklȯ(ə)r-ˌdān 

: a poisonous liquid insecticide formerly used in the U.S.

Medical Definition

chlordane

noun

chlor·​dane ˈklȯ(ə)r-ˌdān 

variants also chlordan

-ˌdan 

: a viscous, volatile, liquid insecticide C₁₀H₆Cl₈ formerly used in the U.S.