English Explanatory Dictionary

dichloro-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. containing two chlorine atoms

Pronunciation

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Word forms

dichloro- dichlor-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- English dichloro- From di- + chloro-.

Derived words

beta-chlorovinyldichloroarsine chlorovinyldichloroarsine dichloracetic acid dichlorhydrin dichlorodifluoromethane dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane dichloromercury dichlorvos
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