lindane

noun

An isomer of the chlorocarbon C6H6Cl6, obtained as a white crystalline powder and having a musty odor. A potent pesticide, it has been banned from agricultural use in several countries including the United States, but is used topically in the treatment of scabies and pediculosis.

noun

A chemical substance (C6H6Cl6) used as an agricultural insecticide.

noun

The organochlorine insecticide 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane

noun

a white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide