See Also: chloro-(2)(dictionary)
Chloro-(medicine)
chloro-(1)(dictionary)
1-carboxy-3-chloro-4,5-dihydroxycyclohexa-2,6-diene dehydrogenase(medicine)
3-chloro-D-alanine hydrogen chloride-lyase(medicine)
dare 1, verb, modal verb(dictionary)
fob 1, verb(dictionary)
know 1, verb(dictionary)
tot 2, verb(dictionary)
dip 1, verb(dictionary)

chloro-(2) (iou) and bob 1, verb (oh)


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.

bob 1, verb (oh)



1 v past tense and past participle bobbed present participle bobbing
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1 ?move on water?
2 ?move somewhere?
3 bob your head
4 ?cut hair?
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[Sense: 1-3; Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from bob 'to hit, punch' (13-19 centuries), from the sound.]
[Sense: 4; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: BOB21]
?MOVE ON WATER?
[I] to move up and down when floating on the surface of water
::The boat bobbed gently up and down on the water.
?MOVE SOMEWHERE?
[I always + adverb/preposition] to move quickly in a particular direction
::Mrs Foster bobbed about, gathering up her things.
bob your head
to move your head down quickly as a way of showing respect, greeting someone, or agreeing with them
::He spoke rapidly to the girl, who bobbed her head.
?CUT HAIR?
[T] to cut someone's, especially a woman's, hair in a bob
::her neatly bobbed hair