LINDANE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("lindane" is a kind of...):

insect powder; insecticide (a chemical used to kill insects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lindane"):

Kwell (a preparation of lindane (trade name Kwell) that is used to kill lice and itch mites; available in cream or shampoo)

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