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keponenoun
A carcinogenic insecticide related to mirex, used between 1966 and 1975 in the US for ant and roach baits.
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kepone
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.
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Kepone
Kepone, also known as chlordecone, is an organochlorine compound. It is a colourless solid. This compound is a controversial insecticide related to Mirex and DDT. Its use was so disastrous that it is now prohibited in the western world, but only after many millions of kilograms had been produced.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of kepone in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
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The numerical value of kepone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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