BHC

American  

Chemistry.

1. benzene hexachloride: the white to yellowish, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , used chiefly as an insecticide.

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Example Sentences

The BHC argues the most efficient support the government could offer is through halving VAT for salons, because staff wages make up 60% of their costs.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

In a statement, BHC said its “protocol includes providing every discharging patient with a complete aftercare plan signed off by our multi-disciplinary care team.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022

On the evening of Feb. 11, three teenage patients at BHC Fairfax Hospital in Kirkland found their way to a secluded area of the psychiatric facility’s courtyard.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2022

Sweet potatoes grown in California fields where BHC had been used two years earlier contained residues, and the firm had to reject them.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 3, 2017

The only course open to a manufacturer determined to exclude BHC residues is to reject all produce treated with the chemical or grown on soils contaminated with it.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson