ALL meanings of toxaphene
tox·a·phene
T t - noun toxaphene an amber, waxy, water-insoluble solid, whose principal constituent is chlorinated camphene, used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide. 1
- noun toxaphene an amber waxy solid with a pleasant pine odour, consisting of chlorinated terpenes, esp chlorinated camphene: used as an insecticide 0
- noun toxaphene a commercial insecticide, approximately C10H10Cl8, made by chlorinating camphene: use is now restricted as it may be a carcinogen 0