Definition of Dichlorobenzene

1. Noun. (organic compound) Either of three isomeric derivatives of benzene in which two hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine; they are used as solvents and in organic synthesis ¹

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Definition of Dichlorobenzene

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Dichlorobenzene

1. ClC6H4Cl;an insecticide used chiefly as a moth repellent. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dichlorobenzene

dichloramines
dichloride
dichlorides
dichlorination
dichlorine
dichlorine hexoxide
dichlorisone
dichlorisoproterenol
dichloro
dichloro-
dichloroacetamide
dichloroacetamides
dichloroacetate
dichloroacetates
dichloroacetic acid
dichlorobenzene (current term)
dichlorobenzenes
dichlorobiphenyl
dichlorobiphenyls
dichlorobutane
dichlorobutanes
dichlorocarbene
dichlorocarbenes
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodihydrofluorescein
dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane
dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes
dichloroethane

Literary usage of Dichlorobenzene

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Eighth Annual Report on Carcinogens: 1998 Summary edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"When administered by gavage, 1,4-dichlorobenzene increased the incidences of renal ... Properties 1,4-dichlorobenzene occurs as colorless or white crystals ..."

2. 6th Annual Report on Carcinogens (1991) by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"When administered by gavage, 1,4-dichlorobenzene increased the incidences of renal tubular cell adenocarcinomas in male rats, but there was no evidence of ..."

3. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1904)
"From this it would appear that the principal products of nitration are an ortho-dinitro-compound in the case of о dichlorobenzene, a meta-dinitro-compound ..."

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