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chloroxynil

chloroxynil noun: the pesticide 3,5-dichloro-4-hydroxybenzonitrile.

Noun

chloroxynil (uncountable)

  1. The pesticide 3,5-dichloro-4-hydroxybenzonitrile.
    • We identified a phenolic compound, chloroxynil, which increased the genetic transformation of L.2015 July 16, “A Novel Phenolic Compound, Chloroxynil, Improves Agrobacterium -Mediated Transient Transformation in Lotus japonicus”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of chloroxynil

Shortened from the chemical name.

Questions about chloroxynil

What does chloroxynil mean?
Chloroxynil means the pesticide 3,5-dichloro-4-hydroxybenzonitrile.
What part of speech is chloroxynil?
Chloroxynil is a noun.

Words near chloroxynil in the dictionary

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

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