See Also: Chloro-(medicine)
chloro-(1)(dictionary)
chloro-(2)(dictionary)
1-carboxy-3-chloro-4,5-dihydroxycyclohexa-2,6-diene dehydrogenase(medicine)
3-chloro-D-alanine hydrogen chloride-lyase(medicine)

chloro-(2) (iou)



chloro- combining form2 of CHLORINE noun: see -O-. Cf. CHLOR-1.
Often denoting compounds formed by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by chlorine, as chlorobenzene.
chloro'picrin noun [picric acid, from which orig. prepared] trichloronitromethane, CCl3NO2, a volatile, toxic, reactive liquid used as a disinfectant, pesticide, etc. M19.
chloro'platinate noun a salt of chloroplatinic acid M19.
chloropla'tinic adjective:
chloroplatinic acid, an acid, H2PtCl6, formed when platinum dissolves in aqua regia L19.
chloroprene noun [ISOPRENE] 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene, C4H5Cl, a colourless liquid made from acetylene and hydrochloric acid, easily polymerized to neoprene M20.
chloroquine [-kwi:n] noun [QUIN(OLINE] Pharmacology a quinoline derivative used esp. as an antimalarial M20.
chloro'thiazide noun (Pharmacology) a chlorinated thiazide used as a diuretic M20.