Santobriten.
/ˈsantəbrʌɪt/ A proprietary name for preparations of sodium pentachlorophenate (s.v. penta- comb. form), used as a fungicide, wood preservative, insecticide, etc.
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1936 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 2 June 14/2 Monsanto Chemical Company, St. Louis, Mo... Santobrite. For preservatives for wood, lumber, and other cellulosic materials. Claims use since Apr. 2, 1936.
1938 Jrnl. Rubber Res. Inst. Malaya 8 325 The material used in the trials..consists of sodium pentachlorphenate and is known by the trade names of ‘Santophen 20 S’ or ‘Santobrite’.
1944 Trade Marks Jrnl. 29 Nov. 567/1 Santobrite... Insecticides, germicides, algicides, [etc.].
1959 Times 24 Sept. 7/2 (advt.) The most effective chemical for preventing sapstain is Santobrite, Monsanto's sodium pentachlorophenate.
1971 N. E. Hickin Wood Preservation 89 The technical materials are also known as ‘Santobrite’ (the Monsanto Chemical Co.) and ‘Dowicide G’ (the Dow Chemical Co.).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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