hexachlorophene

hexachlorophene
/hek'seuh klawr"euh feen', -klohr"-/, n.
a white, crystalline powder, C13Cl6H6O2, insoluble in water: used as an antibacterial agent chiefly in toothpastes and soaps.
[1945-50; HEXA- + CHLORO-2 + -PHENE]

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