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hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene

hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene noun: synonym of aldrin, a highly toxic organochlorine insecticide with formula C₁₂H₈Cl₆.

Noun

hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene (usually uncountable, plural hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalenes, abbreviation HHDN)

  1. (usually) Synonym of aldrin, a highly toxic organochlorine insecticide with formula C₁₂H₈Cl₆.
    Synonyms:
    aldrin

Synonyms of hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene

Forms of hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene

pluralhexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalenes
abbreviationHHDN

Origin of hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene

From hexachloro + hexahydro + di- + methano + naphthalene.

Questions about hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene

What does hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene mean?
Hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene means synonym of aldrin, a highly toxic organochlorine insecticide with formula C₁₂H₈Cl₆.
What part of speech is hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene?
Hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene is a noun.
What is the plural of hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene?
The plural of hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene is hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalenes.

Words near hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene in the dictionary

  1. hexachlorocyclopentadiene
  2. hexachlorocyclopentadienes
  3. hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene
  4. hexachloroethane
  5. hexachlorofluorescein
  6. hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene
  7. hexachloroiridate
  8. hexachloroiridates
  9. hexachloropalladate
  10. hexachloropalladates
  11. hexachlorophene

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