Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An almost odorless white powder, C13H6Cl602, used as a disinfectant and as an antibacterial agent in soaps.
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- noun A
disinfectant polyhalogenated compound that occurs as a white to light-tancrystalline powder .
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- noun antibacterial substance that is a water-soluble powder used in antiseptic soaps and toothpaste
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Use of hexachlorophene and the herbicide 2,4,5-T is currently restricted in the United States.
Public Health Statement for Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs) 2008
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Cleansers containing hexachlorophene can cause brain damage in newborns.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Cleansers containing hexachlorophene can cause brain damage in newborns.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Cleansers containing hexachlorophene can cause brain damage in newborns.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Many people will remember the tragedies in the 1960s that resulted when infants were accidentally exposed to heavy doses of hexachlorophene.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Many people will remember the tragedies in the 1960s that resulted when infants were accidentally exposed to heavy doses of hexachlorophene.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Cleansers containing hexachlorophene can cause brain damage in newborns.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Many people will remember the tragedies in the 1960s that resulted when infants were accidentally exposed to heavy doses of hexachlorophene.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Many people will remember the tragedies in the 1960s that resulted when infants were accidentally exposed to heavy doses of hexachlorophene.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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A few chemicals found in fragrances known to be neurotoxic: hexachlorophene; acetyl-ethyl-tetramethyl-tetralin; zinc-pyridinethione;
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