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Meaning of "toxaphene" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOXAPHENE

toxaphene  [ˈtɒksəˌfiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOXAPHENE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Toxaphene 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 TOXAPHENE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Toxaphene

Toxaphene is an insecticide. It is a mixture of closely related substances. Toxaphene is a known persistent organic pollutants, classified among the "dirty dozen" and banned globally by the 2001 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

Definition of toxaphene in the English dictionary

The definition of toxaphene in the dictionary is an amber waxy solid with a pleasant pine odour, consisting of chlorinated terpenes, esp chlorinated camphene: used as an insecticide.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOXAPHENE


caffein
ˈkæfiːn
caffeine
ˈkæfiːn
clomiphene
ˈkləʊmɪˌfiːn
coryphene
ˈkɒrɪˌfiːn
cycloolefin
ˌsaɪkləʊˈəʊlɪˌfiːn
dauphine
ˈdɔːfiːn
diolefin
daɪˈəʊlɪˌfiːn
feen
fiːn
graphene
ˈɡræfiːn
Josephine
ˈdʒəʊzəˌfiːn
morphine
ˈmɔːfiːn
nalorphine
ˈnæləˌfiːn
olefin
ˈəʊlɪˌfiːn
olefine
ˈəʊlɪˌfiːn
paraffine
ˈpærəˌfiːn
polyolefin
ˌpɒlɪˈəʊlɪˌfiːn
propoxyphene
prəʊˈpɒksɪˌfiːn
seraphine
ˈserəˌfiːn
sphene
sfiːn
thiophene
ˈθaɪəʊˌfiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOXAPHENE

tox.
toxaemia
toxaemic
toxalbumin
toxemia
toxemic
toxic
toxic bank
toxic effect
toxic noise
toxic shock syndrome
toxic waste
toxical
toxically
toxicant
toxication
toxicity
toxicogenic
toxicol.
toxicologic

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOXAPHENE

achene
Asantehene
Athene
camphene
disthene
ethene
hexachlorophene
hypersthene
menthene
naphthene
perchloroethene
phene
phosphene
polyethene
polythene
tetrafluoroethene
xanthene
zygosphene

Synonyms and antonyms of toxaphene in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «toxaphene» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOXAPHENE

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

Translator English - Chinese

毒杀芬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

toxafeno
570 millions of speakers

English

toxaphene
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

toxaphene
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التوكسافين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

токсафен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

toxaphene
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

toxaphene
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

toxaphène
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Toxaphene
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Toxaphen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トクサフェン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

톡 사펜
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Toxaphene
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Toxaphene
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

toxaphene
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टोक्सफेनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

toxaphene
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

toxafene
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

toksafen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

токсафен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

toxafen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τοξαφαίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toxaphene
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

toxafen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

toksafen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of toxaphene

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOXAPHENE»

The term «toxaphene» is regularly used and occupies the 98.177 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOXAPHENE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «toxaphene» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «toxaphene» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOXAPHENE»

Discover the use of toxaphene in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to toxaphene and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Biologic and Economic Assessment of Toxaphene: A Report ...
SUMMARY Toxaphene has been used as a pesticide since 1947, and has 277 commodity and other site registrations. About 33 million pounds are currently used on about 4.9 million acres of crops and about 17 million head of beef cattle.
‎1981
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Nordic Risk Assessment of Toxaphene Exposure
of toxaphene in liver and brain reached a maximum within 3 months at approximately 25 ppm and 12 ppm, respectively. Toxaphene increased liver glucose-6-phosphatase and fructose-1,6-diphosphatase of male rats fed diets containing 25, ...
Nordic Council of Ministers, 1997
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Toxaphene effects on reproduction, growth, and mortality of ...
The data presented in our study suggested that toxaphene decreased collagen synthesis which resulted in whole-body collagen and backbone collagen concentrations being decreased. Concomitantly, the rate of mineralization appeared to ...
Foster L. Mayer, Paul M. Mehrle, William P. Dwyer, 1975
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Analysis and GC-MS characterization of toxaphene in fish and ...
Examination of CI spectra of toxaphene was best approached after a brief review of the molecular weights of several of the possible empirical formulas for increasing chlorination of major constituents (Table 2) and a review of the Cl isotope ...
David L. Stalling, James N. Huckins, United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development, 1976
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Eisler's Encyclopedia of Environmentally Hazardous Priority ...
Toxaphene is a complex mixture of chlorinated bornanes and bornenes containing as many as 670 individual compounds. Heavy past usage, environmental persistence, and long-range atmospheric transport caused ecosystem-wide ...
Ronald Eisler, 2007
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Acute toxicity of toxaphene to fathead minnows, channel ...
One compound, toxaphene, has replaced many of the agricultural applications of DDT, for which registration has been canceled. This use has resulted in an increased environmental distribution of toxaphene, and it has been identified as a ...
W. Waynon Johnson, Arnold M. Julin, Environmental Research Laboratory (Duluth, Minn.), 1980
7
Sublethal effects of toxaphene on daphnids, scuds, and midges
Herman O. Sanders, Environmental Research Laboratory (Duluth, Minn.), Fish- Pesticide Research Laboratory (U.S.). EMERGENCE OF MIDGES Emergence of midges was significantly reduced (P<0.05) after 30 days exposure to toxaphene ...
Herman O. Sanders, Environmental Research Laboratory (Duluth, Minn.), Fish-Pesticide Research Laboratory (U.S.), 1980
8
Practical Handbook of Estuarine and Marine Pollution
Toxaphene The most heavily used insecticide in U.S. history is toxaphene, a mixture of more than 250 polychlo- rinated compounds, polychloroboranes, and polydihydrocamphenes. Toxaphene was commonly used as a foliar material on ...
Michael J. Kennish, 1996
9
Proctor and Hughes' Chemical Hazards of the Workplace
Physical Form. Yellow waxy solid Use. Formerly used as an insecticide Exposure . Inhalation; skin absorption; ingestion Toxicology. Toxaphene is a central nervous system stimulant; it is carcinogenic in experimental animals. Toxaphene is a ...
‎2004
10
In Situ Bioremediation
Total toxaphene concentrations were not reduced during anaerobic treatment. The treatment strategy may have been responsible for a reduction in the teachability and mobility of toxaphene. The aerobic treatment process resulted in 54 and IS ...
Bruce E. Rittmann, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOXAPHENE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term toxaphene is used in the context of the following news items.
1
France links organophosphate pesticide exposure to cancer
... the management of NHL relates primarily to farmers who are exposed to the following pesticides: organochlorines, organophosphates, carbaryl, toxaphene or ... «FarmersWeekly, Jun 15»
2
Professor says yellow perch is a red herring
A chemical called toxaphene was also used until it was deemed harmful to humans and banned in 1990. Once the competition is wiped out, the lake is stocked ... «Lake Placid News, Apr 15»
3
US agency to release two final toxicological profiles
The US Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will publish its final toxicological profiles for toxaphene and trichlorobenzenes this October. «Chemical Watch, Feb 15»
4
Pesticides, pollutants found in marine life in lagoon, off coast
Farmers left behind pesticides such as DDT, chlordane, dieldrin and toxaphene. Even though the pesticides have long been banned, their effects persist. «WTSP 10 News, Feb 15»
5
The St. Clair and the Detroit: A tale of two rivers, Part III
“Organochlorine insecticides, such as DDT, chlordane, toxaphene, aldrin and dieldrin were the main family of insecticides used following their introduction after ... «New Baltimore Voice Newspapers, Jan 15»
6
Man kayaks Rio Grande to raise awareness, promote conservation …
... which were banned by the Environmental Protection Agency after being used widely in agriculture, like DDT, Chlordane, Toxaphene, and Hexachlorobenzene ... «Monitor, Jan 15»
7
San Luis Talpa: from pesticide-contaminated town to inclusive surf city
This small town of 22,000 inhabitants was where Quimagro Corp. stored six tons of toxaphene, 12 tons of sponto, and a ton of parathion since 1984. Quimagro ... «SurferToday, Dec 14»
8
Can a hundred-year-old chemicals business shake a toxic past?
Once popular with cotton and soybean farmers, toxaphene is a known ... and earlier this year, toxaphene-related contaminants were discovered in the shallow ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
9
Environmental Protection Agency holding hearing on LCP cleanup …
... the mid-1990's and designated a federal Superfund cleanup site after toxaphene, mercury and other contaminants were found on the site and in an underlying ... «Florida Times-Union, Nov 14»
10
Study: breast milk could pose danger for Tunisian babies
The pesticides are aldrin, chlordane, DDT, diel-drin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene (HCB), mirex, and toxaphene; the industrial chemicals are ... «Al-Arabiya, Oct 14»

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