Pentachlorophenol
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pentachlorophenol is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A fully chlorinated derivative of phenol that is used as a fungicide and wood preservative.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) A fully chlorinated derivative of phenol that is used as a fungicide and wood preservative.
Word Forms
- pentachlorophenols
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hexachlorophenol, trichlorophenol, tetrachlorophenol, dichlorophenol, monochlorophenol, hexachlorophene.
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