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		Definition of pentachlorophenol in English: pentachlorophenolnounˌpɛntəˌklɔːrəʊˈfiːnɒlˌpen(t)əˌklôrəˈfēnäl mass nounChemistry A colourless crystalline synthetic compound used in insecticides, fungicides, weedkillers, and wood preservatives. Chemical formula: C₆Cl₅OH  Example sentencesExamples -  The dioxins in pentachlorophenol are toxic, causing health problems from severe skin rashes to liver damage and possible cancer.
 -  To prevent the anti-sap stain, we used to put wood through the boric bath, to which pentachlorophenol and organochlorine were added for cosmetic reasons.
 -  Fungicides are commonly applied to outdoor plants, soil, and grains as a dust or spray - examples include hexachlorobenzene, organomercurials, pentachlorophenol, phthalimides, and dithiocarbamates.
 -  Deregistering pentachlorophenol, a chemical used for treating timber in New Zealand, in 1991.
 -  Samples with high dioxin levels were found to have come from animals raised in barns or pens containing posts that had been treated with dioxin-containing pentachlorophenol to prevent rotting.
 
    Definition of pentachlorophenol in US English: pentachlorophenolnounˌpen(t)əˌklôrəˈfēnäl Chemistry A colorless, crystalline, synthetic compound used in insecticides, fungicides, weed killers, and wood preservatives. Chemical formula: C₆Cl₅OH  Example sentencesExamples -  Samples with high dioxin levels were found to have come from animals raised in barns or pens containing posts that had been treated with dioxin-containing pentachlorophenol to prevent rotting.
 -  The dioxins in pentachlorophenol are toxic, causing health problems from severe skin rashes to liver damage and possible cancer.
 -  To prevent the anti-sap stain, we used to put wood through the boric bath, to which pentachlorophenol and organochlorine were added for cosmetic reasons.
 -  Fungicides are commonly applied to outdoor plants, soil, and grains as a dust or spray - examples include hexachlorobenzene, organomercurials, pentachlorophenol, phthalimides, and dithiocarbamates.
 -  Deregistering pentachlorophenol, a chemical used for treating timber in New Zealand, in 1991.
 
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