Dictionary:

chlorothalonil

  (klôr'ə-thăl'ə-nĭl', klōr'-)

A colorless crystalline compound, C₈Cl₄N_2,used as a fungicide on a variety of vegetable crops, peanuts, lawns, and turfs and as a preservative in paints and adhesives.

[CHLORO– + (PH)THAL(IC) + N(ITR)IL(E).]