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dinitrochlorobenzene

/ˌdaɪˌnaɪtroʊˌklɔːroʊˈbɛnziːn/

dinitrochlorobenzene noun: a chlorinated nitrobenzene compound containing a benzene ring substituted with two nitro groups and one chlorine atom.

dinitrochlorobenzene: a chlorinated nitrobenzene compound containing a benzene ring substituted with two nitro groups and...
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Noun

dinitrochlorobenzene (plural dinitrochlorobenzenes, abbreviation DNCB)

  1. A chlorinated nitrobenzene compound containing a benzene ring substituted with two nitro groups and one chlorine atom.

Forms of dinitrochlorobenzene

pluraldinitrochlorobenzenes
abbreviationDNCB

Origin of dinitrochlorobenzene

From dinitro + chlorobenzene

Questions about dinitrochlorobenzene

What does dinitrochlorobenzene mean?
Dinitrochlorobenzene means a chlorinated nitrobenzene compound containing a benzene ring substituted with two nitro groups and one chlorine atom.
What part of speech is dinitrochlorobenzene?
Dinitrochlorobenzene is a noun.
How do you pronounce dinitrochlorobenzene?
Dinitrochlorobenzene is pronounced /ˌdaɪˌnaɪtroʊˌklɔːroʊˈbɛnziːn/.
What is the plural of dinitrochlorobenzene?
The plural of dinitrochlorobenzene is dinitrochlorobenzenes.

Words near dinitrochlorobenzene in the dictionary

  1. dinitrobenzamide
  2. dinitrobenzamides
  3. dinitrobenzene
  4. dinitrobenzenes
  5. dinitrobenzyl
  6. dinitrochlorobenzene
  7. dinitrochlorobenzenes
  8. dinitrodiphenylamine
  9. dinitrofluorobenzene
  10. dinitrogen
  11. dinitrogen monoxide

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