PENTACHLORONITROBENZENE


Meaning of PENTACHLORONITROBENZENE in English

/pen'teuh klawr'oh nuy'troh ben"zeen, -ben zeen", -klohr'-/ , n. Chem.

a crystalline compound, C 6 Cl 5 NO 2 , used as an herbicide and insecticide. Abbr.: PCNB Also called terrachlor .

[ PENTA- + CHLORO- 2 + NITROBENZENE ]

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