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chlor•de•cone



Pronunciation: (klôr'di-kōn", klōr'-), [key]
—n.
a highly toxic pesticide, C10H10O, causing nerve damage in humans, that is believed to contaminate waterways: no longer widely used.Cf. Kepone.

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