Organochlorine

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of very many chlorine substituted organic compounds, many of which are solvents or insecticides etc.
Adjective
  1. 1
    containing chlorine not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
chlorocarbonchlorocarbonorganochlorideorganochloride

Etymology

From organo- + chlorine.

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