English Explanatory Dictionary

organochlorine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of very many chlorine substituted organic compounds, many of which are solvents or insecticides etc.

adj

containing chlorine

Word forms

organochlorine organochlorines

Etymology

From organo- + chlorine.

Synonyms

chlorocarbon organochloride

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