English Explanatory Dictionary

perchloro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Describing a derivative in which all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine

Word forms

perchloro

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin perbor. Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per-bor. English per- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- English perchloro From per- + chloro-.

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