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chloroalkyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any alkyl radical having one or more hydrogen atoms replaced by chlorine

Word forms

chloroalkyl chloroalkyls

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English alkyl English chloroalkyl From chloro- + alkyl.

Related words

haloalkyl
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