para-dichlorobenzene

par·a-di·chlo·ro·ben·zene

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pah-rah, pahr-ah dahy-klawr-uh-ben-zeen, -ben-zeen, -klohr-]
- /pɑˈrɑ, ˈpɑr ɑ daɪˌklɔr əˈbɛn zin, -bɛnˈzin, -ˌkloʊr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pah-rah, pahr-ah dahy-klawr-uh-ben-zeen, -ben-zeen, -klohr-]
- /pɑˈrɑ, ˈpɑr ɑ daɪˌklɔr əˈbɛn zin, -bɛnˈzin, -ˌkloʊr-/

Definitions of para-dichlorobenzene word

noun para-dichlorobenzene a white, crystalline, volatile, water-insoluble solid, C 6 H 4 Cl 2 , of the benzene series, having a penetrating odor: used chiefly as a moth repellent. 1
noun para-dichlorobenzene a white crystalline compound, C6H4Cl2, used in protecting clothes from moths, as a deodorant, disinfectant, etc. 0

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; para-1 + di-1 + chloro-2 + benzene

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