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trichlorophenol

trichlorophenol noun: any of several isomeric chlorinated derivatives of phenol C₆H₂Cl₃-OH that are used as fungicides and bactericides.

Noun

trichlorophenol (plural trichlorophenols)

  1. Any of several isomeric chlorinated derivatives of phenol C₆H₂Cl₃-OH that are used as fungicides and bactericides.

Forms of trichlorophenol

pluraltrichlorophenols

Origin of trichlorophenol

From trichloro + phenyl.

Questions about trichlorophenol

What does trichlorophenol mean?
Trichlorophenol means any of several isomeric chlorinated derivatives of phenol C₆H₂Cl₃-OH that are used as fungicides and bactericides.
What part of speech is trichlorophenol?
Trichlorophenol is a noun.
What is the plural of trichlorophenol?
The plural of trichlorophenol is trichlorophenols.

Words near trichlorophenol in the dictionary

  1. trichloromethyl
  2. trichloromethylsilane
  3. trichloromonofluoromethane
  4. trichloromonofluoromethanes
  5. trichloronitromethane
  6. trichlorophenol
  7. trichlorophenols
  8. trichlorophenylmethyliodosalicyl
  9. trichloropropane
  10. trichloropropanes
  11. trichlorosilane

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