Term Name: | hexachlorobenzene |
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Synonyms: | 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorobenzene, HCB, Hexachlorbenzol, hexachlorobenzene, perchlorobenzene, phenyl perchloryl |
Definition: | A member of the class of chlorobenzenes that is benzene in which all of the hydrogens are replaced by chlorines. An agricultural fungicide introduced in the mid-1940s and formerly used as a seed treatment, its use has been banned since 1984 under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:5692] ( EBI ) |