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chlorobutanol

chlorobutanol noun: trichloro-2-methyl-2-propanol, a chemical preservative, sedative hypnotic and weak local anaesthetic similar in nature to chloral hydrate.

Noun

chlorobutanol (uncountable)

  1. Trichloro-2-methyl-2-propanol, a chemical preservative, sedative hypnotic and weak local anaesthetic similar in nature to chloral hydrate.

Questions about chlorobutanol

What does chlorobutanol mean?
Chlorobutanol means trichloro-2-methyl-2-propanol, a chemical preservative, sedative hypnotic and weak local anaesthetic similar in nature to chloral hydrate.
What part of speech is chlorobutanol?
Chlorobutanol is a noun.

Words near chlorobutanol in the dictionary

  1. chloroborates
  2. chloroboric
  3. chlorobromide
  4. chlorobromides
  5. chlorobutane
  6. chlorobutanol
  7. chlorobutyl
  8. chlorobutyls
  9. chlorocalcite
  10. chlorocarbon
  11. chlorocarbonate

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