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para-dichlorobenzene Definition

para-dichlorobenzene (par′ə dī klôr′ō ben′zēn′, -ben zēn′)

noun

a white crystalline compound, CHCl, used in protecting clothes from moths, as a deodorant, disinfectant, etc.

Etymology: para- + di- + chloro- + benzene

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