Meanings
nounhexachlorophene (countable and uncountable, plural hexachlorophenes)
plural hexachlorophenes
- countableuncountablechemistryA polyhalogenated compound, 2,2'-methylenebis(3,4,6-trichlorophenol)-3,4,6-trichloro-2-[(2,3,5-trichloro-6-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]phenol, once used as a disinfectant
Translations
Catalan hexaclorofè
- hexaclorofèpolyhalogenated compound
Finnish heksaklorofeeni
- heksaklorofeenipolyhalogenated compound
Italian esaclorofene
- esaclorofenepolyhalogenated compound
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