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decachlorobiphenyl

decachlorobiphenyl noun: the fully chlorinated polychlorinated biphenyl containing ten chlorine atoms.

Noun

decachlorobiphenyl (uncountable)

  1. The fully chlorinated polychlorinated biphenyl containing ten chlorine atoms

Origin of decachlorobiphenyl

From deca- + chloro- + biphenyl.

Questions about decachlorobiphenyl

What does decachlorobiphenyl mean?
Decachlorobiphenyl means the fully chlorinated polychlorinated biphenyl containing ten chlorine atoms.
What part of speech is decachlorobiphenyl?
Decachlorobiphenyl is a noun.

Words near decachlorobiphenyl in the dictionary

  1. decacarbonyldihydridotriosmium
  2. decacarbonyls
  3. decacerous
  4. decachloride
  5. decachlorides
  6. decachlorobiphenyl
  7. decachord
  8. decachordon
  9. decachordons
  10. decachords
  11. decachotomies

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