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di·chlo·ro·ben·zene | \ (ˌ)dī-ˌklȯr-ə-ˈben-ˌzēn 
, -(ˌ)ben-ˈzēn \
, -(ˌ)ben-ˈzēn \Definition of dichlorobenzene
: any of three isomeric compounds C6H4Cl2 especially : paradichlorobenzene
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dichlorobenzene
noundi·chlo·ro·ben·zene | \ (ˌ)dī-ˌklōr-ə-ˈben-ˌzēn, -ˌklȯr-, -(ˌ)ben-ˈ \
\Medical Definition of dichlorobenzene
: any of three isomeric benzene derivatives C6H4Cl2 (as paradichlorobenzene) that differ in the relative placements of the two chlorine atoms
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The first known use of dichlorobenzene was in 1873
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