hexachlorobenzene

noun

A polychlorinated hydrocarbon, C₆Cl₆, used as a fungicide in the treatment of bunt

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Meanings

nounhexachlorobenzene (countable and uncountable, plural hexachlorobenzenes)

plural hexachlorobenzenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA polychlorinated hydrocarbon, C₆Cl₆, used as a fungicide in the treatment of bunt

Origin

From hexa- + chloro- + benzene.

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Translations

Catalan hexaclorobenzè
  • hexaclorobenzèhydrocarbon
Finnish heksaklooribentseeni
  • heksaklooribentseenihydrocarbon
French hexachlorobenzène, H.C.B.
  • hexachlorobenzènehydrocarbon
  • H.C.B.hydrocarbon
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APA

hexachlorobenzene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexachlorobenzene

MLA

“hexachlorobenzene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexachlorobenzene. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexachlorobenzene,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexachlorobenzene.

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