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hexachlorophene definition

hexa·chloro·phene (-klôr′ə fēn′)

noun

a white, odorless powder, (CHClOH)CH, used in medicine to destroy, or prevent the growth of, bacteria

Etymology: < hexa- + chloro- + phenol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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