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chloranil
[ klaw-ran-l, kloh-, klawr-uh-nil, klohr- ]
noun
- a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 6 Cl 4 O 2 , used chiefly as a fungicide and as an intermediate in the manufacture of dyes.
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