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perchloro

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-chloro
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a derivative in which all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine

Etymology

Etymology tree English per- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃rós Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- English perchloro From per- + chloro-.

Questions

What does perchloro mean?
Describing a derivative in which all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine
Where does perchloro come from?
Etymology tree English per- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃rós Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- English perchloro From per- + chloro-.

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