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chlorohydrin
chlorohydrin definition
chloro·hy·drin (klôr′ō hī′drin′)
noun
any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group of a polyhydric alcohol has been replaced by a chlorine atom; esp., a colorless liquid, ClCHCHOHCHOH, prepared by the reaction of hydrochloric acid with glycerol and used in the manufacture of dyes and as a solvent
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