tetrachlorophenol

noun

Any of three isomeric tetrachloro derivatives of phenol

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Meanings

nountetrachlorophenol (plural tetrachlorophenols)

plural tetrachlorophenols

  1. chemistryAny of three isomeric tetrachloro derivatives of phenol

    2,4,5-trichlorophenol was partially dechlorinated to 3,4-dichlorophenol, pentachlorophenol was partially dechlorinated to 3,4-dichlorophenol and an unidentified tetrachlorophenol.

    2015 February 24, Tobias Goris et al., “Draft genome sequence and characterization of Desulfitobacterium hafniense PCE-S”, in Standards in Genomic Sciences, volume 10, →DOI

Origin

From tetrachloro + phenol.

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Translations

Italian tetraclorofenolo
  • tetraclorofenoloTranslations
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