polychlorinated
English
Etymology
poly-
+
chlorinated
Adjective
polychlorinated
(
not comparable
)
(
chemistry
)
Having many
hydrogen
atoms replaced by
chlorine
.
Derived terms
polychlorinated biphenyl
(
PCB
)
polychlorinated naphthalene
(
PCN
)
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