chloroxynil

English

Etymology

Shortened from the chemical name.

Noun

chloroxynil (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) The pesticide 3,5-dichloro-4-hydroxybenzonitrile.
   • 2015 July 16, “A Novel Phenolic Compound, Chloroxynil, Improves Agrobacterium -Mediated Transient Transformation in Lotus japonicus”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     We identified a phenolic compound, chloroxynil, which increased the genetic transformation of L.