chlorovinyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any chloro- derivative of a vinyl radical

Word forms

chlorovinyl chlorovinyls

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō? Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ō Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English vinyl English chlorovinyl From chloro- + vinyl.

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