CHLOROPHENOL


Meaning of CHLOROPHENOL in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun

also chlor·phenol (ˈ)klōr, -ȯr+

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chlor- + phenol

1. : any of three monochloro derivatives ClC 6 H 4 OH of phenol distinguished as ortho -chlorophenol, meta -chlorophenol, and para -chlorophenol and used chiefly as dye intermediates

2. : a chlorine derivative of a phenol — compare pentachlorophenol

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.