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chlorophenoxy

chlorophenoxy noun: a type of chemical compound that contains both a phenol group and one or more chlorine atoms attached to the benzene ring, often used in herbicides.

Noun

chlorophenoxy (plural chlorophenoxies)

  1. A type of chemical compound that contains both a phenol group and one or more chlorine atoms attached to the benzene ring, often used in herbicides.
    • The chlorophenoxies have been used extensively for the control of broadleaf weeds in cereal crops, turf, and rangeland.1993, John J. McKetta, Industrial Products Handbook - Volume 2, page 1009

Forms of chlorophenoxy

pluralchlorophenoxies

Words formed from chlorophenoxy

Questions about chlorophenoxy

What does chlorophenoxy mean?
Chlorophenoxy means a type of chemical compound that contains both a phenol group and one or more chlorine atoms attached to the benzene ring, often used in herbicides.
What part of speech is chlorophenoxy?
Chlorophenoxy is a noun.
What is the plural of chlorophenoxy?
The plural of chlorophenoxy is chlorophenoxies.

Words near chlorophenoxy in the dictionary

  1. chlorophenical
  2. chlorophenol
  3. chlorophenols
  4. chlorophenothane
  5. chlorophenoxies
  6. chlorophenoxy
  7. chlorophenyl
  8. chlorophenylacetate
  9. chlorophenylacetates
  10. chlorophenylalanine
  11. chlorophenylalanines

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