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gammexane

gammexane noun: the insecticide lindane.

Noun

gammexane (uncountable)

  1. The insecticide lindane.

Origin of gammexane

Shortened from gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane.

Questions about gammexane

What does gammexane mean?
Gammexane means the insecticide lindane.
What part of speech is gammexane?
Gammexane is a noun.

Words near gammexane in the dictionary

  1. gammer
  2. gammers
  3. gammerstang
  4. gammerstangs
  5. gammet
  6. gammexane
  7. gammie
  8. gammier
  9. gammies
  10. gammiest
  11. Gammill

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