chloro-

prefix — 2 senses

chloro-

prefix

UK /ˈklɔːɹəʊ/ · US /ˈklɔːɹoʊ/

Etymology From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”).

1

Morpheme green in color.

2

Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Morpheme Containing chlorine.

Derived terms
127 termschlorella, chlorophyll, chlorosis, 2-chloroethylvinyl ether, beta-chlorovinyldichloroarsine, chloracetamic acid, chloracetamide, chloracetate, chloracetic acid, chloracetone, chloracetonitril, chloracetyl, chloracid, chloracne, chloralbin, chloraldehyde, chloralkali process, chloraloid, chloraloin, chloralum, chloraluminite, chloraluric acid, chlorambucil, chloramide, chloramine, chloramylal, chloranil, chloranilamic acid, chloranilamide, chloranilic acid, chloraniline, chloranisic acid, chlorapatite, chlorare, chloraurate, chloroaurate, chlorauric, chlorazol, chlordan, chlordane, chlorere, chlorethane, chlorethene, chlorethylsulphurous acid, chloretone, chlorhydrate, chlorhydric acid, chlorohydric acid, chlorhydrin, chlorhydrosulphuric acid, chlorimeter, chlorometer, chlorimetric, chlorometric, chlorimetry, chlorometry, chloriodic, chloriodide, chloroiodide, chloriodoform, chlorire, chlorisamic acid, chlorisatic acid, chlorisatin, chlorisatine, chlormagnesite, chlorobenzene, chlorobromide, chlorobromiodide, chlorobromoform, chlorocalcite, chlorocarbonic acid, chlorochloric acid, chlorochromate, chlorochromic acid, chlorocresol, chlorocruorin, chlorocyanamide, chlorocyanic acid, chlorocyanilide, chloroethane, chlorofluorocarbon, chlorohydrate, chloromanganese, chloromercurate, chloromethane, chloromethyl, Chloromycetin, chloropalladate, chloroperchloric acid, chloropicrin, chloroplatinate, chloroplatinic acid, chloroplatinite, chloroplatinous, chloroprene, chloropropionic, chloroproteic acid, chloroquine, chloroquinone, chlorore, chlorosalicin, chlorostannate, chlorosulphuric acid, chlorothiazide, chlorothionite, chlorotoluene, chlorovaleric, chlorovinyldichloroarsine, chlortetracycline, chlorure, dichlor-, dichloro-, fluorochlorohydrocarbon, hexachlorophane, hexachlorophene, oxychlor-, oxychloro-, pentachlorophenol, perchloroethylene, tetrachloroauric acid, tetrachloroethylene, tetrachloromethane, trichlorethylene, trichloroethylene, trichlorosilane, trichlorotrivinylarsine
Related terms
chloroform, chloroformyl, chloroformyle, chlorpromazine
Coordinate terms
bromo-, fluoro-, iodo-

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