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chlordé·cone
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chlordeconenoun
The pesticide kepone.
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Chlordecone
Chlordecone, better known in the United States under the brand name Kepone, is an organochlorine compound and a colourless solid. It is an obsolete insecticide, now prohibited in the western world, but only after many thousands of tonnes had been produced and used. Chlordecone is a known persistent organic pollutant (POP) that was banned globally by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in 2009.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Chlordecone
A highly chlorinated polycyclic hydrocarbon insecticide whose large number of chlorine atoms makes it resistant to degradation. It has been shown to be toxic to mammals and causes abnormal cellular changes in laboratory animals.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chlordécone in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chlordécone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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