hexachlorophene

English

Noun

hexachlorophene (countable and uncountable, plural hexachlorophenes)

1. (organic chemistry) A polyhalogenated compound, 2,2'-methylenebis(3,4,6-trichlorophenol)-3,4,6-trichloro-2-[(2,3,5-trichloro-6-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]phenol, once used as a disinfectant

Translations

polyhalogenated compound

• Catalan: hexaclorofè m
• Finnish: heksaklorofeeni (fi)
• Italian: esaclorofene (it) m