English Explanatory Dictionary

chlorohydrin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any halohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine.

Word forms

chlorohydrin chlorohydrins

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydr- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English chlorohydrin From chloro- + hydr- + -in.

Derived words

epichlorohydrin
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