chlorobiphenyls

C3H4L1O1R1O1B3I1P3H4E1N1Y4L1S1

A form of chlorobiphenyl — Any chlorinated derivative of biphenyl

Scrabble 30
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of chlorobiphenyl

    Strain PD-1 not only can degrade low-chlorinated products but also can decompose the highly chlorinated congeners, including hexa- and hepta- chlorobiphenyls.

    2015 July 16, “Biodegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by the novel identified cyanobacterium Anabaena PD-1”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Cite this entry
APA

chlorobiphenyls. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorobiphenyls

MLA

“chlorobiphenyls.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorobiphenyls. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chlorobiphenyls,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorobiphenyls.

Source: chlorobiphenyls on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.