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hexachlorophene

hexachlorophene noun: a polyhalogenated compound, 2,2'-methylenebis(3,4,6-trichlorophenol)-3,4,6-trichloro-2-[(2,3,5-trichloro-6-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]phenol, once used as a disinfectant.

Noun

hexachlorophene (countable and uncountable, plural hexachlorophenes)

  1. A polyhalogenated compound, 2,2'-methylenebis(3,4,6-trichlorophenol)-3,4,6-trichloro-2-[(2,3,5-trichloro-6-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]phenol, once used as a disinfectant

Forms of hexachlorophene

pluralhexachlorophenes

Questions about hexachlorophene

What does hexachlorophene mean?
Hexachlorophene means a polyhalogenated compound, 2,2'-methylenebis(3,4,6-trichlorophenol)-3,4,6-trichloro-2-[(2,3,5-trichloro-6-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]phenol, once used as a disinfectant.
What part of speech is hexachlorophene?
Hexachlorophene is a noun.
What is the plural of hexachlorophene?
The plural of hexachlorophene is hexachlorophenes.

Words near hexachlorophene in the dictionary

  1. hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene
  2. hexachloroiridate
  3. hexachloroiridates
  4. hexachloropalladate
  5. hexachloropalladates
  6. hexachlorophene
  7. hexachlorophenes
  8. hexachlorophenol
  9. hexachloroplatinate
  10. hexachloroplatinates
  11. hexachloroplatinic acid

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