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trichlorobiphenyl

trichlorobiphenyl noun: either of twenty-four isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing three chlorine atoms.

Noun

trichlorobiphenyl (plural trichlorobiphenyls)

  1. Either of twenty-four isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing three chlorine atoms

Forms of trichlorobiphenyl

pluraltrichlorobiphenyls

Origin of trichlorobiphenyl

From tri- + chloro- + biphenyl.

Questions about trichlorobiphenyl

What does trichlorobiphenyl mean?
Trichlorobiphenyl means either of twenty-four isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing three chlorine atoms.
What part of speech is trichlorobiphenyl?
Trichlorobiphenyl is a noun.
What is the plural of trichlorobiphenyl?
The plural of trichlorobiphenyl is trichlorobiphenyls.

Words near trichlorobiphenyl in the dictionary

  1. trichloroacetyls
  2. trichloroanisole
  3. trichloroanisoles
  4. trichlorobenzene
  5. trichlorobenzenes
  6. trichlorobiphenyl
  7. trichlorobiphenyls
  8. trichlorodiphenyls
  9. trichloroethane
  10. trichloroethanes
  11. trichloroethanol

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