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chlorocarbon

chlorocarbon noun: an organic compound containing at least one covalently bonded chlorine atom.

Noun

chlorocarbon (plural chlorocarbons)

  1. An organic compound containing at least one covalently bonded chlorine atom.

Synonyms of chlorocarbon

Forms of chlorocarbon

pluralchlorocarbons

Origin of chlorocarbon

From chloro- + carbon.

Questions about chlorocarbon

What does chlorocarbon mean?
Chlorocarbon means an organic compound containing at least one covalently bonded chlorine atom.
What part of speech is chlorocarbon?
Chlorocarbon is a noun.
What is the plural of chlorocarbon?
The plural of chlorocarbon is chlorocarbons.

Words near chlorocarbon in the dictionary

  1. chlorobutane
  2. chlorobutanol
  3. chlorobutyl
  4. chlorobutyls
  5. chlorocalcite
  6. chlorocarbon
  7. chlorocarbonate
  8. chlorocarbonates
  9. chlorocarbonic acid
  10. chlorocarbons
  11. chlorocarbonyl

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