hexachlorophene

1. 1.

   antibacterial substance that is a water-soluble powder used in antiseptic soaps and toothpaste

   Broaderantibacterial

Other forms of hexachlorophene

plural

hexachlorophenes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hexachlorophene

What does hexachlorophene mean?

hexachlorophene means "antibacterial substance that is a water-soluble powder used in antiseptic soaps and toothpaste".

How many syllables are in hexachlorophene?

hexachlorophene has 5 syllables: hex-ach-lo-ro-phene. The stress falls on "lo". In IPA it is /ˌhɛksəˈklɔɹəˌfin/.