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tetrachloroethoxy

tetrachloroethoxy noun: a univalent radical derived from ethoxy by substitution with four chlorine atoms.

Noun

tetrachloroethoxy (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) A univalent radical derived from ethoxy by substitution with four chlorine atoms.

Origin of tetrachloroethoxy

From tetra- + chloro- + ethoxy.

Questions about tetrachloroethoxy

What does tetrachloroethoxy mean?
Tetrachloroethoxy means a univalent radical derived from ethoxy by substitution with four chlorine atoms.
What part of speech is tetrachloroethoxy?
Tetrachloroethoxy is a noun.

Words near tetrachloroethoxy in the dictionary

  1. tetrachlorodibenzodioxins
  2. tetrachlorodiphenylethane
  3. tetrachloroethane
  4. tetrachloroethanes
  5. tetrachloroethene
  6. tetrachloroethoxy
  7. tetrachloroethylene
  8. tetrachloroethylenes
  9. tetrachlorogermane
  10. tetrachlorohydroquinone
  11. tetrachloroisophthalonitrile

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