dichlorobenzene
noun
dichlorobenzene is spelled D-I-C-H-L-O-R-O-B-E-N-Z-E-N-E: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dichlorobenzene means “Any of three isomeric derivatives of benzene in which two hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine; they are used as solvents and in organic…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dichlorobenzene is dichlorobenzenes.
How many letters and syllables are in dichlorobenzene?
| Letters | 15: D-I-C-H-L-O-R-O-B-E-N-Z-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dichlorobenzene?
Dichlorobenzene appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of dichlorobenzene
- dichlorobenzenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dichlorobenzene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of three isomeric derivatives of benzene in which two hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine; they are used as solvents and in organic synthesis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate dichlorobenzene?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of dichlorobenzene: DCB.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dichlorobenzene come from?
From di- + chloro- + benzene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).