PENTACHLOROPHENOL


Meaning of PENTACHLOROPHENOL in English

/pen'teuh klawr'euh fee"nawl, -nol, -klohr'-/ , n. Chem.

a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 Cl 5 OH, used chiefly in fungicides, disinfectants, and wood preservatives.

[ 1875-80; PENTA- + CHLORO- 2 + PHENOL ]

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