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chlorocresol

chlorocresol noun: any chloro derivative of a cresol, but especially 2-Chloro-m-cresol and p-Chlorocresol.

Noun

chlorocresol (countable and uncountable, plural chlorocresols)

  1. Any chloro derivative of a cresol, but especially 2-Chloro-m-cresol and p-Chlorocresol

Forms of chlorocresol

pluralchlorocresols

Origin of chlorocresol

From chloro- + cresol.

Questions about chlorocresol

What does chlorocresol mean?
Chlorocresol means any chloro derivative of a cresol, but especially 2-Chloro-m-cresol and p-Chlorocresol.
What part of speech is chlorocresol?
Chlorocresol is a noun.
What is the plural of chlorocresol?
The plural of chlorocresol is chlorocresols.

Words near chlorocresol in the dictionary

  1. chlorococcaleans
  2. chlorococcine
  3. chlorococcoid
  4. chlorocolchicide
  5. chlorocolchicides
  6. chlorocresol
  7. chlorocresols
  8. chlorocruorin
  9. chlorocyclohexane
  10. chlorocyclooctane
  11. chlorocyclopentane

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