Chloranil

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chloranil \Chlor`an"il\, n. [Chlorine + aniline.] (Chem.)
     A yellow crystalline substance, {C6Cl4.O2}, regarded as a
     derivative of quinone, obtained by the action of chlorine on
     certain benzene derivatives, as aniline.
     [1913 Webster]