di·ben·zo·fu·ran | \ ˌdī-ˌben-zō-ˈfyu̇-ˌran 
, -fyə-ˈran \
, -fyə-ˈran \Definition of dibenzofuran
: a highly toxic chemical compound C12H8O that is used in chemical synthesis and as an insecticide and is a hazardous pollutant when chlorinated
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noundi·ben·zo·fu·ran | \ ˌdī-ˌben-zō-ˈfyu̇-ˌran , -fyə-ˈran \
, -fyə-ˈran \Medical Definition of dibenzofuran
: a highly toxic chemical compound C12H8O that is used in chemical synthesis and as an insecticide and is a hazardous pollutant in its chlorinated form
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The first known use of dibenzofuran was in 1940
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