benzotrichloride
noun
ben·zo·tri·chlor·ide
¦ben-(ˌ)zō-(ˈ)trī-ˈklȯr-ˌīd
plural -s
: a colorless highly refractive liquid compound C6H5CCl3 made by the action of chlorine on boiling toluene and used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes; α, α, α-trichloro-toluene
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary benz- + trichloride