para·di·chlo·ro·ben·zene | \ ˌper-ə-ˌdī-ˌklȯr-ə-ˈben-ˌzēn 
, -ˌben-ˈzēn, ˌpa-rə- \
, -ˌben-ˈzēn, ˌpa-rə- \Definition of paradichlorobenzene
: a white crystalline compound C6H4Cl2 made by chlorinating benzene and used especially as a moth repellent and deodorizer
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paradichlorobenzene
nounpara·di·chlo·ro·ben·zene
variants:
also p-dichlorobenzene \ ˌpar-ə-ˌdī-ˌklōr-ə-ˈben-ˌzēn, -ˌklȯr-, -ˌben-ˈ \
\Medical Definition of paradichlorobenzene
: a white crystalline compound C6H4Cl2 made by chlorinating benzene and used chiefly as a moth repellent and deodorizer
— called also PDB
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The first known use of paradichlorobenzene was in 1876
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