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Definition of paradichlorobenzene - 3 dictionary results

par⋅a-di⋅chlo⋅ro⋅ben⋅zene

  [par-uh-dahy-klawr-uh-ben-zeen, -ben-zeen, -klohr-]
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–noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline, volatile, water-insoluble solid, C6H4Cl2, of the benzene series, having a penetrating odor: used chiefly as a moth repellent.
Also, par⋅a⋅di⋅chlo⋅ro⋅ben⋅zene.
Also called PDB, para.

Origin:
1875–80; para- 1 + di- 1 + chloro- 2 + benzene
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par·a·di·chlo·ro·ben·zene   (pār'ə-dī-klôr'ə-běn'zēn', -běn-zēn', -klōr'-)   
n.  A white crystalline compound, C6H4Cl2, used as a germicide and an insecticide.
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Main Entry: para·di·chlo·ro·ben·zene
Variant: also –di·chlo·ro·ben·zene /"par-&-"dI-"klOr-&-'ben-"zEn, -"klor-, -"ben-'/
Function: noun
: a white crystalline compound C6H4Cl2 made by chlorinatingbenzene and used chiefly as a fumigant against clothes moths called also PDB
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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