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perchlorinated

perchlorinated is the simple past and past participle of perchlorinate.

Meaning of perchlorinate

Verb

perchlorinate (third-person singular simple present perchlorinates, present participle perchlorinating, simple past and past participle perchlorinated)

  1. To chlorinate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of chlorine to.

Adjective

perchlorinated (not comparable)

  1. Thoroughly chlorinated: reacted with chlorine such that many hydrogen atoms have been replaced with chlorine.

Origin of perchlorinated

By surface analysis, perchlorinate + -ed, or, by surface analysis, per- + chlorinated.

Questions about perchlorinated

What does perchlorinated mean?
Perchlorinated means thoroughly chlorinated: reacted with chlorine such that many hydrogen atoms have been replaced with chlorine.
What is perchlorinated the simple past and past participle of?
Perchlorinated is the simple past and past participle of perchlorinate.
What part of speech is perchlorinated?
Perchlorinated is an adjective.

Words near perchlorinated in the dictionary

  1. perchloric
  2. perchloric acid
  3. perchloride
  4. perchlorides
  5. perchlorinate
  6. perchlorinated
  7. perchlorinates
  8. perchlorinating
  9. perchlorination
  10. perchlorinations
  11. perchloro

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