(|)dī|klōrō+ noun
or di·chlor·hydrin |dīklōr+
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dichlor- + -hydrin
: either of two liquid compounds C 3 H 6 Cl 2 O made by the action of hydrochloric acid on glycerol or of hypochlorous acid on allyl chloride, distinguished as alpha- or alpha-gamma-dichlorohydrin CH 2 ClCHOHCH 2 Cl and beta- or alpha-beta dichlorohydrin CH 2 ClCH 2 ClCH 2 OH, and used chiefly in organic synthesis and as solvents