pentachlorophenol

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe
Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe
Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte)
Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-)lbor.
English penta-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-
Proto-Indo-European *-rós
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃rós
Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós
Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós)
English chloro-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂n̥yéti
Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō
Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der.
French phènebor.
English phenol
English pentachlorophenol

    From penta- + chloro- + phenol.

    Noun

    pentachlorophenol (countable and uncountable, plural pentachlorophenols)

    2. (organic chemistry) A fully chlorinated derivative of phenol that is used as a fungicide and wood preservative.
      Alternative form: PCP

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