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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any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group of a polyhydric alcohol has been replaced by a chlorine atom; esp., a colorless liquid, ClCHCHOHCHOH, prepared by the reaction of hydrochloric acid with glycerol and used in the manufacture of dyes and as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

Etymology: chloro- + hydr(o)- + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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