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perchloro

perchloro adjective: describing a derivative in which all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine.

Adjective

perchloro (not comparable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Describing a derivative in which all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine

Origin of perchloro

From per- + chloro-.

Questions about perchloro

What does perchloro mean?
Perchloro means describing a derivative in which all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine.
What part of speech is perchloro?
Perchloro is an adjective.

Words near perchloro in the dictionary

  1. perchlorinated
  2. perchlorinates
  3. perchlorinating
  4. perchlorination
  5. perchlorinations
  6. perchloro
  7. perchlorobenzene
  8. perchlorobenzoic
  9. perchlorobenzoic acid
  10. perchloroethylene
  11. perchloroethylenes

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