Endosulfan

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  • noun. A highly toxic crystalline solid, C9H6Cl6O3S, used as an insecticide and wood preservative.
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  • noun. a toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites
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    "Back on the farm, this cantaloupe, like most cantaloupes, was treated with organochlorine pesticides—in this case, a type known as endosulfan."
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