organochlorine compounds
1organochlorine — [ôr΄gə nō klôr′ēn΄, ôr gan΄ōklôr′ēn] n. any of a class of organic chemical compounds containing chlorinated hydrocarbons, including dioxins, PCBs, CFCs, and DDT * * * or·gan·o·chlo·rine (ôr găn ə klôrʹēn , ĭn, klōrʹ ) n. Any of various… …
2organochlorine — [ôr΄gə nō klôr′ēn΄, ôr gan΄ōklôr′ēn] n. any of a class of organic chemical compounds containing chlorinated hydrocarbons, including dioxins, PCBs, CFCs, and DDT …
3organochlorine — 1. noun Any of very many chlorine substituted organic compounds, many of which are insecticides etc. Syn: chlorocarbon, organochloride 2. adjective (of an organic compound) containing chlorine …
4organochlorine — /ɔˌgænoʊˈklɔrin/ (say aw.ganoh klawreen) noun any of a large group of organic compounds containing chlorine which are highly toxic to animal life and widely used as insecticides, as DDT, lindane, chlordane, etc …
5Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds — (DLC)[1] are by products of various industrial processes, and are commonly regarded as highly toxic compounds that are environmental pollutants and persistent organic pollutants (POPs).[2] They include:[1][3] Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins… …
6Chlorine — This article is about the chemical element. For the bleach, see Sodium hypochlorite. For the upcoming film, see Chlorine (film). sulfur ← chlorine → argon F ↑ Cl ↓ Br …
7Organobromine compound — Organobromine compounds are organic compounds that contain carbon bonded to bromine. The most pervasive is the naturally produced bromomethane. One prominent application is the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers as fire retardants. A variety… …
8Bleaching of wood pulp — is the chemical processing carried out on various types of wood pulp to decrease the color of the pulp, so that it becomes whiter. The main use of wood pulp is to make paper where whiteness (similar to but not exactly the same as brightness ) is… …
9Organochloride — Two representations of the organochloride chloroform. An organochloride, organochlorine, chlorocarbon, chlorinated hydrocarbon, or chlorinated solvent is an organic compound …
10organohalogen compound — Introduction any of a class of organic compounds (organic compound) that contain at least one halogen (halogen element) ( fluorine [F], chlorine [Cl], bromine [Br], or iodine [I]) bonded to carbon. They are subdivided into alkyl, vinylic, aryl,… …
