octachlorobiphenyl

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English

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Etymology

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From octa- +‎ chloro- +‎ biphenyl.

Noun

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octachlorobiphenyl (plural octachlorobiphenyls)

  1. (organic chemistry) Either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing eight chlorine atoms