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PCNB

PCNB is the abbreviation of pentachloronitrobenzene.

Meaning of pentachloronitrobenzene

Noun

pentachloronitrobenzene (uncountable)

  1. A fungicide formally derived from nitrobenzene; it is an off-white or yellow solid with a musty odour.
    Synonyms:
    PCNB, quintozene

Questions about PCNB

What is PCNB the abbreviation of?
PCNB is the abbreviation of pentachloronitrobenzene.

Words near PCNB in the dictionary

  1. PCMs
  2. pCMV
  3. PCN
  4. PCNA
  5. PCNAs
  6. PCNB
  7. PCness
  8. PCNL
  9. PCNs
  10. PCO
  11. PCOC

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