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dichloro

dichloro noun: two chlorine atoms in a molecule.

Noun

dichloro (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Two chlorine atoms in a molecule.

Origin of dichloro

From di- + chloro-.

Words formed from dichloro

Questions about dichloro

What does dichloro mean?
Dichloro means two chlorine atoms in a molecule.
What part of speech is dichloro?
Dichloro is a noun.

Words near dichloro in the dictionary

  1. dichlorinations
  2. dichlorine
  3. dichlorine hexoxide
  4. dichlorine monoxide
  5. dichlorisone
  6. dichloro
  7. dichloro-
  8. dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane
  9. dichloroacetamide
  10. dichloroacetamides
  11. dichloroacetate

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