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/hek'seuh klawr"euh feen', -klohr"-/, n.a white, crystalline powder, C13Cl6H6O2, insoluble in water: used as an antibacterial agent chiefly in toothpastes and soaps.[1945-50; HEXA- + CHLORO-2 + -PHENE]
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hexachlorophene
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