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chlorinolysis

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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