paradichlorobenzene

American

[par-uh-dahy-klawr-oh-ben-zeen, -ben-zeen] / ˌpær əˌdaɪˌklɔr oʊˈbɛnˌzin, -ˌbɛnˈzin /

noun

Chemistry. an organic compound, C₆H₄Cl₂, used as an insecticide, disinfectant, and deodorant.

paradichlorobenzene Scientific

/ păr′ə-dī-klôr′ə-bĕn′zēn′ /

A white crystalline compound used as a germicide and an insecticide. Chemical formula: C ₆ H ₄ Cl ₂ .

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paradichlorobenzene

Like other boys growing up in the 1960s, he collected and killed butterflies, stowing them in drawers treated with an insecticide, paradichlorobenzene, the strong-smelling substance used in old mothballs, which also repels mites and beetles.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2020

Best weapons against the moth are sunlight, moth balls or flakes, paradichlorobenzene.

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