1. Organic compounds formed by the substitution of one or more hydrogen atoms with chlorine atoms in phenol; used as disinfectants, pesticides, and industrial chemicals.
Usage: plural form; technical/chemistry term; commonly used in industrial and environmental contexts

Examples

• Chlorophenols are widely used in the manufacture of herbicides and fungicides.
• The contamination of groundwater with chlorophenols poses environmental concerns.
• Several chlorophenols have been banned or restricted due to their toxicity.
• Industrial facilities must monitor their discharge of chlorophenols into waterways.
• Researchers studied the degradation of chlorophenols in soil samples.