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chloro-

/ˈklɔːɹəʊ/US/ˈklɔːɹoʊ/

chloro- prefix: green in color.

Prefix

chloro-

  1. green in color.
  2. Containing chlorine.

chloro- meaning in Tamil

chloro- in Tamil

குளோரோ

Forms of chloro-

alternative formchlor-

Origin of chloro-

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”).

Words formed from chloro-

Questions about chloro-

What does chloro- mean?
Chloro- means green in color.
What is chloro- in Tamil?
Chloro- in Tamil is குளோரோ. See Chloro- meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chloro-?
Chloro- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce chloro-?
Chloro- is pronounced /ˈklɔːɹəʊ/ (UK).

Words near chloro- in the dictionary

  1. chlormethine
  2. chlormezanone
  3. chlormidazole
  4. chlornaphazine
  5. chlornidine
  6. chloro-
  7. chloro-octane
  8. chloro-potassichastingsite
  9. chloroacetaldehyde
  10. chloroacetamide
  11. chloroacetamides

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chloro- (page history and authors); chloro- (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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