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chloroxylenol

chloroxylenol noun: a compound with the chemical formula C₈H₉ClO, commonly used in antibacterial soaps and toxic to fish.

Noun

chloroxylenol (countable and uncountable, plural chloroxylenols)

  1. A compound with the chemical formula C₈H₉ClO, commonly used in antibacterial soaps and toxic to fish.

Forms of chloroxylenol

pluralchloroxylenols

Origin of chloroxylenol

From chloro- + xylenol.

Questions about chloroxylenol

What does chloroxylenol mean?
Chloroxylenol means a compound with the chemical formula C₈H₉ClO, commonly used in antibacterial soaps and toxic to fish.
What part of speech is chloroxylenol?
Chloroxylenol is a noun.
What is the plural of chloroxylenol?
The plural of chloroxylenol is chloroxylenols.

Words near chloroxylenol in the dictionary

  1. chloroxime
  2. chloroximes
  3. chloroxine
  4. chloroxiphite
  5. chloroxuron
  6. chloroxylenol
  7. chloroxylenols
  8. chloroxynil
  9. chlorozincate
  10. chlorozincates
  11. chlorozotocin

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