CHLOROHYDRIN


Meaning of CHLOROHYDRIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌklȯr-ə-ˈhī-drən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chlor- + hydr- + -in (I)

Date: circa 1890

: any of various organic compounds derived from diols or polyhydroxy alcohols by substitution of chlorine for part of the hydroxyl groups

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