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chlorocarbonyl

chlorocarbonyl noun: a chemical functional group containing chlorine and oxygen atoms bonded to one carbon atom. (ClOC-).

Noun

chlorocarbonyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) A chemical functional group containing chlorine and oxygen atoms bonded to one carbon atom. (ClOC-)

Origin of chlorocarbonyl

chloro- + carbonyl

Questions about chlorocarbonyl

What does chlorocarbonyl mean?
Chlorocarbonyl means a chemical functional group containing chlorine and oxygen atoms bonded to one carbon atom. (ClOC-).
What part of speech is chlorocarbonyl?
Chlorocarbonyl is a noun.

Words near chlorocarbonyl in the dictionary

  1. chlorocarbon
  2. chlorocarbonate
  3. chlorocarbonates
  4. chlorocarbonic acid
  5. chlorocarbons
  6. chlorocarbonyl
  7. chlorocarboxylate
  8. chlorocarcin
  9. chlorocarcins
  10. chlorocatechol
  11. chlorocatechols

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