A potent wide-spectrum antibacterial and antifungal agent, molecular formula C12H7Cl3O2.(noun)
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Use "triclosan" in a sentence
"One is that the active ingredient, if you will, in a lot of the antibacterial soaps is something know as triclosan, it's the same sort of ingredient found if hospital soaps."
"That question has federal regulators, consumer advocates and soap manufacturers locked in a battle over the active ingredient in Dial Complete and many other antibacterial soaps, a chemical known as triclosan."
"The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the safety of a widely used chemical called triclosan found in antibacterial soap, toothpaste and other consumer goods."