Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydrochlorination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-drochlo-ri-na-tion
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Reaction with hydrogen chloride (HCl) or hydrochloric acid, HCl(aq).

Uncountable

Etymology

By surface analysis, hydro + chlorination, or, by surface analysis, hydro- + chlorinate + -ion.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

hydrochlorinations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

chlorate chloride chlorinate chlorination dichloride bichloride hydrobromination hydrochloride

Questions

What does hydrochlorination mean?: Reaction with hydrogen chloride (HCl) or hydrochloric acid, HCl(aq).
Where does hydrochlorination come from?: By surface analysis, hydro + chlorination, or, by surface analysis, hydro- + chlorinate + -ion.

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