chlorohydrin

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-rós

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃rós

Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós

Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós)

English chloro-

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Hellenic *údōr

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor.

English hydr-

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos

Proto-Italic *-īnos

Latin -īnusder.

Old French -inbor.

Middle English -in

English -ineclip.

English -in

English chlorohydrin

From chloro- + hydr- + -in.

Noun

chlorohydrin (plural chlorohydrins)

1. (organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine.

   Hypernym: halohydrin

Derived terms

• epichlorohydrin

Translations

chemical compound

• Italian: cloridrina f
• Portuguese: cloridrina f