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perchlorinate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-chlo-ri-nate
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To chlorinate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of chlorine to.

Etymology

From per- + chlorinate.

Inflected Forms

perchlorinates (present, singular) perchlorinating (participle, present) perchlorinated (participle, past) perchlorinated (past)

Derived Forms

perchlorination

Frequently Paired Words

perfluorinate perbrominate periodinate

Questions

What does perchlorinate mean?
To chlorinate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of chlorine to.
Where does perchlorinate come from?
From per- + chlorinate.

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