| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun
also chlor·benzene (ˈ)klōr, -ȯr+
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chlor- + benzene
: a colorless flammable volatile toxic liquid C 6 H 5 Cl with an almondlike odor made usually by direct chlorination of benzene and used in organic synthesis and as a solvent — called also monochlorobenzene ; compare dichlorobenzene