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orthophenylphenol

orthophenylphenol noun: a biocide used as a preservative, consisting chemically of two linked benzene rings and a phenolic hydroxyl group.

Noun

orthophenylphenol (uncountable)

  1. A biocide used as a preservative, consisting chemically of two linked benzene rings and a phenolic hydroxyl group.

Forms of orthophenylphenol

alternative formorthophenyl phenol

Origin of orthophenylphenol

From orthophenyl + phenol.

Questions about orthophenylphenol

What does orthophenylphenol mean?
Orthophenylphenol means a biocide used as a preservative, consisting chemically of two linked benzene rings and a phenolic hydroxyl group.
What part of speech is orthophenylphenol?
Orthophenylphenol is a noun.

Words near orthophenylphenol in the dictionary

  1. orthophasmaviruses
  2. orthophemism
  3. orthophemisms
  4. orthophemistic
  5. orthophenylene
  6. orthophenylphenol
  7. orthophlebiid
  8. orthophlebiids
  9. orthophonic
  10. orthophonist
  11. orthophonists

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