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chloromethyl

chloromethyl noun: the univalent radical Cl-CH₂-.

Noun

chloromethyl (plural chloromethyls)

  1. The univalent radical Cl-CH₂-

Forms of chloromethyl

pluralchloromethyls

Origin of chloromethyl

From chloro- + methyl.

Words formed from chloromethyl

  • chloromethylamine
  • chloromethylation
  • chloromethylbenzene
  • chloromethyl chloroformate
  • chloromethylfuran
  • chloromethyloxirane
  • chloromethylphenylsilane
  • chloromethylthiophene

Questions about chloromethyl

What does chloromethyl mean?
Chloromethyl means the univalent radical Cl-CH₂-.
What part of speech is chloromethyl?
Chloromethyl is a noun.
What is the plural of chloromethyl?
The plural of chloromethyl is chloromethyls.

Words near chloromethyl in the dictionary

  1. chlorometallates
  2. chlorometer
  3. chlorometers
  4. chloromethane
  5. chloromethanes
  6. chloromethyl
  7. chloromethylandrostenediol
  8. chloromethylated
  9. chloromethylation
  10. chloromethylations
  11. chloromethylene

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