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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A compound (C6Cl4O2) produced by the action of chlorin on aniline, phenol, salicin, and other allied bodies.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance, C6Cl4.O2, regarded as a derivative of quinone, obtained by the action of chlorine on certain benzene derivatives, as aniline.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A quinone with the molecular formula C6Cl4O2, used as a fungicide.

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