endosulfan

noun en·do·sul·fan \ˌen-də-ˈsəl-fən, -ˌfan\

Definition of ENDOSULFAN

: a toxic crystalline chlorinated insecticide and acaricide C₉H₆Cl₆O₃S used especially on food crops

endo- + sulf- + ³-an

First Known Use: 1961

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