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chloro-
CIDE DICTIONARY
chloro-,
A prefix denoting that chlorine is an ingredient in the substance named. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chloro-, comb. form (also chlor- esp. before a vowel)
1 Bot. & Mineral. green.
2 Chem. chlorine.
1 Bot. & Mineral. green.
2 Chem. chlorine.
Etymology
Gk khloros green: in sense 2 f. CHLORINE
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