pentachlorophenol

English

Etymology

From penta- +‎ chloro- +‎ phenol.

Noun

pentachlorophenol (countable and uncountable, plural pentachlorophenols)

  1. (organic chemistry) A fully chlorinated derivative of phenol that is used as a fungicide and wood preservative

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