dibenzofuran

noun

di·​ben·​zo·​fu·​ran ˌdī-ˌben-zō-ˈfyu̇-ˌran 

-fyə-ˈran

: a highly toxic chemical compound C₁₂H₈O that is used in chemical synthesis and as an insecticide and is a hazardous pollutant when chlorinated

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dibenzofuran

• artilleryman
• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin
• crankpin
• cyan
• deadpan
• dextran
• divan
• doorman

Medical Definition

dibenzofuran

noun

di·​ben·​zo·​fu·​ran ˌdī-ˌben-zō-ˈfyu̇-ˌran  -fyə-ˈran 

: 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