Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chloroatranorin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chloroa-tra-norin
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the most common allergens found in treemoss, along with atranorin, having the same molecular structure as atranorin but with one of the hydrogen atoms replaced by a chlorine atom.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The method of purification described by St. Pfau by repeated crystallisation from chloroform, in which chloroatranorin was sparingly soluble, was laborious and incomplete over a number of stages."
"It may be important to distinguish atranorin and chloroatranorin."
"Of chemicals relevant for sensitization, a typical industrial treemoss absolute oil (which is also an extract) may contain approximately 0.36% atranol, 0.22% chloratranol and 5-6% dehydroabietic acid and other resin acids (including the allergenic 7-oxodehydroabietic acid), but undetectable levels of atranorin and chloroatranorin, as these are easily degraded into atranol and chloroatranol (20)."

Etymology

From chloro- + atranorin.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: chloro

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does chloroatranorin mean?: One of the most common allergens found in treemoss, along with atranorin, having the same molecular structure as atranorin but with one of the hydrogen atoms replaced by a chlorine atom.
Where does chloroatranorin come from?: From chloro- + atranorin.

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