HEXACHLOROPHENE


Meaning of HEXACHLOROPHENE in English

/hek'seuh klawr"euh feen', -klohr"-/ , n.

a white, crystalline powder, C 13 Cl 6 H 6 O 2 , insoluble in water: used as an antibacterial agent chiefly in toothpastes and soaps.

[ 1945-50; HEXA- + CHLORO- 2 + -PHENE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .