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Organic chemistry
Ethylene glycol bis(trichloroacetate)
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
C 4 H 4 Cl 6 O 4 A white solid with a melting point of 40.3_C; used as a herbicide for cotton and soybeans. Abbreviated EGT.
2-(hydroxydiphenyl)methane
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
C 6 H 5 CH 2 C 6 H 4 OH A crystalline substance with a melting point of 20.2–20.9_C, or a liquid; used as a germicide, preservative, and antiseptic.
Methanearsonic acid
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
CH 3 AsO(OH) 2 A white solid with a melting point of 161_C; very soluble in water; used as an herbicide for cotton crops and for noncrop areas. Abbreviated MAA.
Organic pigment
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
Any of the materials with organic-chemical bases used to add colour to dyes, plastics, linoleum, tones, and lakes.
Alkylbenzene sulfonates
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
Widely used nonbiodegradable detergents, commonly dodecylbenzene or tridecylbenzene sulfonates.
Benzyl formate
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
C 6 H 5 CH 2 OOCH A colourless liquid with a fruity-spicy odour and a boiling point of 203_C; used in perfumes and as a flavoring.
Chiral centre
Chemistry; Organic chemistry
An atom in a molecule that is attached to four different groups.
