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PRONUNCIATION OF HEPTACHLOR

heptachlor  [ˈhɛptəˌklɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEPTACHLOR

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heptachlor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEPTACHLOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Heptachlor

Heptachlor is an organochlorine compound that was used as an insecticide. Usually sold as a white or tan powder, heptachlor is one of the cyclodiene insecticides. In 1962, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring questioned the safety of heptachlor and other chlorinated insecticides. Due to its highly stable structure, heptachlor can persist in the environment for decades. The US EPA has limited the sale of heptachlor products to the specific application of fire ant control in underground transformers. The amount that can be present in different foods is regulated.

Definition of heptachlor in the English dictionary

The definition of heptachlor in the dictionary is a white powder used as an insecticide, similar to chlordane.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEPTACHLOR


alachlor
ˈæləˌklɔː
antichlor
ˈæntɪˌklɔː
Bangalore
ˌbæŋɡəˈlɔː
catclaw
ˈkætˌklɔː
clapperclaw
ˈklæpəˌklɔː
claw
klɔː
clinochlore
ˈklaɪnəˌklɔː
counselor-at-law
ˌkaʊns ələrətˈlɔː
declaw
diːˈklɔː
dewclaw
ˈdjuːˌklɔː
explore
ɪkˈsplɔː
first-floor
ˌfɜːstˈflɔː
floor
flɔː
folklore
ˈfəʊkˌlɔː
galore
ɡəˈlɔː
ground-floor
ˌɡraʊndˈflɔː
law
lɔː
lor
lɔː
methoxychlor
məˈθɒksɪˌklɔː
outlaw
ˈaʊtˌlɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEPTACHLOR

heptachord
heptad
heptadecanoic acid
heptaglot
heptagon
heptagonal
heptagynous
heptahedral
heptahedron
heptamerous
heptameter
heptametrical
heptandrous
heptane
heptangular
heptapodic
heptapody
heptarch
heptarchal

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEPTACHLOR

bachelor
bailor
bicolor
chancellor
color
councillor
councilor
counsellor
dolor
jailor
multicolor
sailor
skin color
tailor
Taylor
Technicolor
temblor
valor
versicolor
vice chancellor

Synonyms and antonyms of heptachlor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heptachlor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEPTACHLOR

Find out the translation of heptachlor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heptachlor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heptachlor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

七氯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

heptacloro
570 millions of speakers

English

heptachlor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

heptachlor
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سباعي الكلور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гептахлор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

heptacloro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

heptachlor
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

heptachlore
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Heptachlor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heptachlor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヘプタクロル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

헵타 클로르
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heptachlor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

heptachlor
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு வகைப் பூச்சிக் கொல்லி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेप्टचेलर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heptachlor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eptacloro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

heptachlor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гептахлор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

heptaclor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

heptachlor
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heptachloor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

heptaklor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heptaklor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heptachlor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEPTACHLOR»

The term «heptachlor» is regularly used and occupies the 88.907 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEPTACHLOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heptachlor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEPTACHLOR»

Discover the use of heptachlor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heptachlor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Abstracts of Literature on Chlordane, Heptachlor, and Endrin
tively and for petroleum ether 1.1%, 4.4%, and 6.3%. In the case of the chloroform solutions decomposition in the chloroform alone in sunlight was within the range of the chloroform plus the higher concentrations of heptachlor. Petroleum ether ...
‎1968
2
Pesticide Profiles: Toxicity, Environmental Impact, and Fate
Other reported 8-day dietary LC50 values for heptachlor are 450 to 700 ppm in bobwhite quail, and 250 to 275 ppm in pheasants (9). It is also reported to decrease the survivability of chicken eggs (17). Heptachlor and its more potent ...
Michael A. Kamrin, 1997
3
Handbook of Chemicals and Safety
Heptachlor epoxide remains in the soil for long periods of time. Heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide may also be present at numerous hazardous waste sites. Although the use of heptachlor is restricted, exposure to the general population does ...
T.S.S. Dikshith, 2010
4
Handbook of Water Analysis
Although studies on laboratory animals show that aldrin and dieldrin may be carcinogens, there is inadequate evidence that they can induce cancer in humans. The EPA considers them probable cancer agents. 3. Heptachlor Heptachlor is a ...
Leo M.L. Nollet, Leen S. P. De Gelder, 2000
5
Handbook of Environmental Fate and Exposure Data: For ...
The respective mean and maximum heptachlor epoxide concentrations were 0.201 and 0.311 ppm with a frequency of detection of 2 of 3 samples in whole buffalo's milk collected from June to September, 1985 at Beni-Suef Governorate, Egypt ...
Philip H. Howard, 1991
6
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
261 RESIDUES IN PASTURE FOLLOWING APPLICATION OF A GRANULAR HEPTACHLOR PREPARATION BY J. T. HUGHES* AND P. G. FENEMOREt ( Received 16 January 1967) ABSTRACT An established pasture was treated with  ...
7
Chiral Analysis
than (À)-heptachlor to (À)-heptachlor epoxide [78]. The biomagnification study of Wiberg et al. in the short food chain cod—ringed seal—polar bear revealed food chain accumulation of both enantiomers of oxychlordane and heptachlor ...
Kenneth W. Busch, Marianna A. Busch, 2011
8
Environmental Contaminants in Wildlife: Interpreting Tissue ...
HEPTACHLOR BACKGROUND Heptachlor (1, 4 ,5 ,6,7,8 ,8-heptachloro-3a,4 ,7, 7 a-tetrahydro-4,7-methanoindene), a cyclodiene insecticide, was primarily used to control soil pests, including termites (Fairchild, 1976). Most uses of heptachlor  ...
James P. Meador, 1996
9
Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and ...
About 20% of heptachlor is changed within hours into heptachlor epoxide in the environment and in the body. It is also present as a contaminant in heptachlor. It was not manufactured and was not used as an insecticide like heptachlor.
Richard P. Pohanish, 2011
10
Groundwater Chemicals Desk Reference, Fourth Edition
In a model ecosystem containing plankton, Daphnia magna, mosquito larva ( Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus), fish (Cambusia affinis), alga (Oedogonium cardiacum), and snail (Physa sp.), heptachlor epoxide degraded to hydroxychlordene ...
John H. Montgomery, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEPTACHLOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heptachlor is used in the context of the following news items.
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Water contamination may not be from dumping at Brentwood park …
Elevated levels of three pesticides banned in the late 1980s -- chlordane, dieldrin and heptachlor epoxide -- were found in test wells drilled by ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
2
Advice to EMA: Take care with dumping of dredging waste
... tested for five dangerous organochlorine pesticides: chlordane, heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, hexachlorobenzene, and pentachlorophenol ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jun 15»
3
Water Pollution in Yucatan Cause of Breast and Cervical Cancer
These substances belong to the group of pesticides DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, endosulfan, heptachlor, lindane, among others, and its metabolites, ... «The Yucatan Times, May 15»
4
Suggest steps to check pesticide-laced veg, fruits: HC to govt
They included a central nervous system toxin endrin which caused nausea and dizziness and heptachlor (a compound used as an insecticide) ... «Zee News, Apr 15»
5
American Bar Association honors Sherry Broder for lifetime …
Broder also won a class action lawsuit on behalf of Hawaiʻi mothers and their children exposed to excess levels of the pesticide heptachlor in ... «UH System Current News, Mar 15»
6
Storks Could Be Poisoned By Pesticides During Migration To Africa
However, the analysis detected the presence of chlorinated insecticides such as heptachlor, endosulfan, aldrin, and greater concentrations of ... «Science 2.0, Feb 15»
7
Chemical contaminants suspect in mystery of Alaska chickadee …
Two specific contaminants -- heptachlor epoxide and PCB-123 -- were significantly associated with the birds that had beak deformities, but they ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Feb 15»
8
Shooting Non-targets
DDT-like sprays like dieldrin and heptachlor killed about 80 percent of songbirds, wiping out some game birds while decimating wild mammals. «Huffington Post, Dec 14»
9
Kansas Fish Consumption Advisory for 2015
Antioch Park Lake South in Antioch Park, Overland Park (Johnson County); all fish because of the pesticides dieldrin, heptachlor epoxide, ... «Kansas City infoZine, Dec 14»
10
Chemicals on your plate
The expert committee report listed the pesticides—chlordane, endrin, heptachlor, DDT, parathion—and mentioned that these can cause ... «Livemint, Dec 14»

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