ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈhīdrə̇n noun
also chlor·hy·drin klōr, -ȯr+
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chlor- + -hydrin
: any of a class of organic compounds derived from glycols or polyhydroxy alcohols (as glycerol) by substitution of chlorine for part of the hydroxyl groups: as
a. : either of the two syrupy liquid mono-chlorohydrins of glycerol distinguished as alpha-chlorohydrin CH 2 ClCHOHCH 2 OH and beta-chlorohydrin CH 2 OHCHClCH 2 OH and used chiefly in organic synthesis and as solvents
b. : ethylene chlorohydrin