pentachlorophenol

pentachlorophenol
/pen'teuh klawr'euh fee"nawl, -nol, -klohr'-/, n. Chem.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C6Cl5OH, used chiefly in fungicides, disinfectants, and wood preservatives.
[1875-80; PENTA- + CHLORO-2 + PHENOL]

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