PENTACHLOROPHENOL

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ pen-t ə - ˌ klo ̇ r- ə - ' f ē - ˌ n ō l, -fi- '

Function: noun

Date: 1879

: a crystalline compound C 6 Cl 5 OH used especially as a wood preservative and fungicide and a disinfectant