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tetrachlorinated

tetrachlorinated adjective: modified by the addition of four atoms of chlorine.

Adjective

tetrachlorinated (not comparable)

  1. Modified by the addition of four atoms of chlorine

Origin of tetrachlorinated

From tetra- + chlorinated.

Questions about tetrachlorinated

What does tetrachlorinated mean?
Tetrachlorinated means modified by the addition of four atoms of chlorine.
What part of speech is tetrachlorinated?
Tetrachlorinated is an adjective.

Words near tetrachlorinated in the dictionary

  1. tetrachlorethylenes
  2. tetrachlorid
  3. tetrachloride
  4. tetrachlorides
  5. tetrachlorids
  6. tetrachlorinated
  7. tetrachloro
  8. tetrachloroaurate
  9. tetrachloroaurates
  10. tetrachlorobiphenyl
  11. tetrachlorobiphenyls

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