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kepone

kepone noun: a carcinogenic insecticide related to mirex, used between 1966 and 1975 in the US for ant and roach baits.

Noun

kepone (uncountable)

  1. A carcinogenic insecticide related to mirex, used between 1966 and 1975 in the US for ant and roach baits.
    Synonyms:
    chlordecone

Synonyms of kepone

Questions about kepone

What does kepone mean?
Kepone means a carcinogenic insecticide related to mirex, used between 1966 and 1975 in the US for ant and roach baits.
What part of speech is kepone?
Kepone is a noun.

Words near kepone in the dictionary

  1. Kepneses
  2. kepo
  3. kepoed
  4. kepoes
  5. kepoing
  6. kepone
  7. kepos
  8. Keppel
  9. Keppels
  10. Keppen-Lubinsky syndrome
  11. kepper

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