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chloroformyl-

chloroformyl- prefix: molecule containing a chloroformyl group which consists of a formyl group (-CO-H, also called aldehyde), in which the hydrogen is substituted by a chlorine atom (-CO-Cl). Also called acyl chloride.

Prefix

chloroformyl-

  1. molecule containing a chloroformyl group which consists of a formyl group (-CO-H, also called aldehyde), in which the hydrogen is substituted by a chlorine atom (-CO-Cl). Also called acyl chloride.

Questions about chloroformyl-

What does chloroformyl- mean?
Chloroformyl- means molecule containing a chloroformyl group which consists of a formyl group (-CO-H, also called aldehyde), in which the hydrogen is substituted by a chlorine atom (-CO-Cl). Also called acyl chloride.
What part of speech is chloroformyl-?
Chloroformyl- is a prefix.

Words near chloroformyl- in the dictionary

  1. chloroformized
  2. chloroformizes
  3. chloroformizing
  4. chloroforms
  5. chloroformyl
  6. chloroformyl-
  7. chlorofucin
  8. chlorofucine
  9. chlorogenase
  10. chlorogenases
  11. chlorogenate

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