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hexachlorobenzene

Term ID
CHEBI:5692
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.
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Relationships
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from hexachlorobenzene
Phenotype where environments contain hexachlorobenzene
Phenotype modified by environments containing hexachlorobenzene
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