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pentachlorophenol definition

penta·chloro·phenol (pen′tə klôr′ə fē′nōl′, -nôl′)

noun

a white powder, CClOH, made by chlorinating phenol: used as a herbicide, fungicide, wood preservative, etc.

Etymology: penta- + 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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