Trichlorinated
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 chlorinated with three atoms of chlorine not-comparable
"Rather, in the case of barbamide, the biosynthesis proceeds through an initial dichlorination step catalyzed by the BarB2 halogenase protein, followed by a monochlorination step catalyzed by the BarB1 halogenase protein to yield the final trichlorinated product."
Example
More examples"Rather, in the case of barbamide, the biosynthesis proceeds through an initial dichlorination step catalyzed by the BarB2 halogenase protein, followed by a monochlorination step catalyzed by the BarB1 halogenase protein to yield the final trichlorinated product."
Etymology
From tri- + chlorinated.
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