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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 themolecular formula C6Cl4O2, used as afungicide .
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Hydrochloric acid and potassium chlorate give chloranil.
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