pentachlorophenol

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What does pentachlorophenol mean?

A fully chlorinated derivative of phenol that is used as a fungicide and wood preservative.

Where does pentachlorophenol come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor. English penta- English chloro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phènebor. English phenol English pentachlorophenol From penta- + chloro- + phenol.

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