Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monochlorinated

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: monochlo-ri-nat-ed
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

chlorinated with a single atom of chlorine

Example Sentences

"For example, the monochlorinated analog of 1, hectochlorin C ( 6 ), is likely produced by a process wherein the chlorination enzyme fails to catalyze the addition of a second chlorine atom to the substrate, and this modification is transparent to subsequent downstream biosynthetic steps."

Etymology

From mono- + chlorinated.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mono

Questions

What does monochlorinated mean?: chlorinated with a single atom of chlorine
Where does monochlorinated come from?: From mono- + chlorinated.

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