chlorinolysis

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

chlorine +‎ -o- +‎ -lysis

Noun[edit]

chlorinolysis (countable and uncountable, plural chlorinolyses)

  1. (organic chemistry) The chlorination of an organic compound so as to yield chloro compounds with fewer carbon atoms than the starting material.

References[edit]

  • McBree, Hass, and Bordenca, Chlorinolysis of Chloroparaffins (1943).
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