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terrachlor

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ter⋅ra⋅chlor

  [ter-uh-klawr, -klohr]
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–noun Chemistry.
pentachloronitrobenzene.
Origin:
perh. < L terra earth (as in Terramycin ) + chlor- 2

pen⋅ta⋅chlo⋅ro⋅ni⋅tro⋅ben⋅zene

  [pen-tuh-klawr-oh-nahy-troh-ben-zeen, -ben-zeen, -klohr-]
–noun Chemistry.
a crystalline compound, C6Cl5NO2, used as an herbicide and insecticide. Abbreviation: PCNB
Also called terrachlor.

Origin:
penta- + chloro- 2 + nitrobenzene
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