CHLOR-

combining form

or chloro-

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from chlōros greenish yellow — more at yellow

1. : green

chloro phyll

chloro phane

2. : yellowish green : pale green : anemic

chlor osis

3.

a. : chlorine

chlor hydrate

chloro form

b. now usually chloro- : containing chlorine in place of hydrogen — in names of organic compounds

chloro aniline

c. now usually chloro- : containing chlorine regarded as replacing hydroxyl or oxygen or as coordinated to a central atom — in names of inorganic acids and salts

chloro auric acid

chloro chromate

d. : containing chlorine as chloride sometimes replacing another element or group — in names of minerals and salts occurring as minerals

chloro sulfate