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chloroatranorin

chloroatranorin noun: one of the most common allergens found in treemoss, along with atranorin, having the same molecular structure as atranorin but with one of the hydrogen atoms replaced by a chlorine atom.

Noun

chloroatranorin (uncountable)

  1. One of the most common allergens found in treemoss, along with atranorin, having the same molecular structure as atranorin but with one of the hydrogen atoms replaced by a chlorine atom.
    • The method of purification described by St. Pfau by repeated crystallisation from chloroform, in which chloroatranorin was sparingly soluble, was laborious and incomplete over a number of stages.1963, Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, volume 40, page 8
    • It may be important to distinguish atranorin and chloroatranorin.2012, Ilse Kranner, Richard Beckett, Ajit Varma, Protocols in Lichenology, page 291

Origin of chloroatranorin

From chloro- + atranorin.

Questions about chloroatranorin

What does chloroatranorin mean?
Chloroatranorin means one of the most common allergens found in treemoss, along with atranorin, having the same molecular structure as atranorin but with one of the hydrogen atoms replaced by a chlorine atom.
What part of speech is chloroatranorin?
Chloroatranorin is a noun.

Words near chloroatranorin in the dictionary

  1. chloroarene
  2. chloroarenes
  3. chloroargyrite
  4. chloroaromatic
  5. chloroaromatics
  6. chloroatranorin
  7. chloroaurate
  8. chloroaurates
  9. chloroauric
  10. chloroauric acid
  11. chloroazodin

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