Definition of Cyclodiene

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of chlorinated polycyclic insecticides derived from cyclopentadiene ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cyclodiene

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyclodiene

cyclocrinitid
cyclocrinitids
cyclocross
cyclocryotherapy
cyclocumarol
cyclodehydration
cyclodehydrations
cyclodepsipeptide
cyclodepsipeptides
cyclodestructive
cyclodextrin
cyclodextrin glucoamylase
cyclodextrins
cyclodialysis
cyclodiathermy
cyclodiene (current term)
cyclodienes
cyclodimer
cyclodimerization
cyclodimerize
cyclodimerized
cyclodipeptide
cyclodipeptides
cyclododecane
cyclododecatriene
cyclododecatrienes
cyclododecyl
cycloduction
cycloelectrolysis
cycloelimination

Literary usage of Cyclodiene

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Risk Assessment for Neurobehavioral Toxicity edited by Bernard Weiss, Jurg Elsner (1997)
"High affinity stereo- specific binding of cyclodiene insecticides and ... Evidence for similarities between cyclodiene type insecticides and picrotoxinin in ..."

2. The Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program: Technology Profiles (1993)
"(Below-Grade Bioremediation Cell) TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION: This technology utilizes bioremediation to treat soils contaminated with cyclodiene insecticides, ..."

3. East Asian Experience in Environmental Governance: Response in a Rapidly by Zafar Adeel (2003)
"... and many cyclodiene such as aldrin, dieldrin, chlordane, and heptachlor (Malaysia 1986). Groundwater is not immune to quality degradation from pollution ..."

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