/klawr'euh ben"zeen, -ben zeen", klohr'-/ , n.
a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble, flammable liquid, C 6 H 5 Cl, having an almondlike odor, prepared from benzene by chlorination: used as a solvent for resins, paints, and lacquers, and in the synthesis of benzene derivatives, as DDT and certain drugs and perfumes.
[ CHLORO- 2 + BENZENE ]