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polychlorinated naphthalenes

polychlorinated naphthalenes is the plural of polychlorinated naphthalene.

Meaning of polychlorinated naphthalene

Noun

polychlorinated naphthalene (plural polychlorinated naphthalenes, abbreviation PCN)

  1. Any of a range of compounds manufactured by treating naphthalene with chlorine; they have a variety of properties and uses.

Questions about polychlorinated naphthalenes

What is polychlorinated naphthalenes the plural of?
Polychlorinated naphthalenes is the plural of polychlorinated naphthalene.

Words near polychlorinated naphthalenes in the dictionary

  1. polychlorides
  2. polychlorinated
  3. polychlorinated biphenyl
  4. polychlorinated biphenyls
  5. polychlorinated naphthalene
  6. polychlorinated naphthalenes
  7. polychlorobiphenyl
  8. polychlorobiphenyls
  9. polychloroprene
  10. polychloroprenes
  11. polychloroterphenyl

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