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monochlorination

monochlorination noun: chlorination with a single chlorine atom (where multiple chlorinations would be possible).

Noun

monochlorination (plural monochlorinations)

  1. chlorination with a single chlorine atom (where multiple chlorinations would be possible)

Forms of monochlorination

pluralmonochlorinations

Origin of monochlorination

From mono- + chlorination.

Questions about monochlorination

What does monochlorination mean?
Monochlorination means chlorination with a single chlorine atom (where multiple chlorinations would be possible).
What part of speech is monochlorination?
Monochlorination is a noun.
What is the plural of monochlorination?
The plural of monochlorination is monochlorinations.

Words near monochlorination in the dictionary

  1. monochlorids
  2. monochlorinate
  3. monochlorinated
  4. monochlorinates
  5. monochlorinating
  6. monochlorination
  7. monochlorinations
  8. monochloroalkane
  9. monochloroalkanes
  10. monochlorobimane
  11. monochlorobiphenyl

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