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chloroformyl chloride

[klawr-uh-fawr-muhl, klohr-]

chlo·ro·for·myl chlo·ride

[klawr-uh-fawr-muhl, klohr-]
noun

Origin:
chloro-2 + formyl
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Chloroformyl chloride has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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