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hexachloro

hexachloro noun: six chlorine atoms in a molecule.

Noun

hexachloro (uncountable)

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

Origin of hexachloro

From hexa- + chloro-.

Questions about hexachloro

What does hexachloro mean?
Hexachloro means six chlorine atoms in a molecule.
What part of speech is hexachloro?
Hexachloro is a noun.

Words near hexachloro in the dictionary

  1. hexachitose
  2. hexachlorethane
  3. hexachloride
  4. hexachlorides
  5. hexachloridoantimonate
  6. hexachloro
  7. hexachloroacetone
  8. hexachloroantimonate
  9. hexachloroantimonates
  10. hexachlorobenzene
  11. hexachlorobenzenes

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