HEXACHLOROPHENE

hexachlorophene

(noun) antibacterial substance that is a water-soluble powder used in antiseptic soaps and toothpaste

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Noun

hexachlorophene (countable and uncountable, plural hexachlorophenes)

(organic compound) A polyhalogenated compound, 2,2'-methylenebis(3,4,6-trichlorophenol)-3,4,6-trichloro-2-[(2,3,5-trichloro-6-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]phenol, once used as a disinfectant

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3 July 2025

SENSE

(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”


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