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pentachlorophenol

pentachlorophenol noun: a fully chlorinated derivative of phenol that is used as a fungicide and wood preservative.

Noun

pentachlorophenol (countable and uncountable, plural pentachlorophenols)

  1. A fully chlorinated derivative of phenol that is used as a fungicide and wood preservative.

Forms of pentachlorophenol

pluralpentachlorophenols

Origin of pentachlorophenol

From penta- + chloro- + phenol.

Questions about pentachlorophenol

What does pentachlorophenol mean?
Pentachlorophenol means a fully chlorinated derivative of phenol that is used as a fungicide and wood preservative.
What part of speech is pentachlorophenol?
Pentachlorophenol is a noun.
What is the plural of pentachlorophenol?
The plural of pentachlorophenol is pentachlorophenols.

Words near pentachlorophenol in the dictionary

  1. pentachlorobiphenyls
  2. pentachlorocyclohexane
  3. pentachlorocyclohexanes
  4. pentachlorocyclohexanol
  5. pentachloronitrobenzene
  6. pentachlorophenol
  7. pentachlorophenols
  8. pentachora
  9. pentachord
  10. pentachords
  11. pentachoron

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