chloro-

See also: chloro

English

Alternative forms

• chlor-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”).

Prefix

chloro-

1. green in color.
2. (organic chemistry) Containing chlorine.

Coordinate terms

• bromo-, fluoro-, iodo-

Derived terms

Terms derived from chloro- in the sense "green"

• chlorella
• chlorophyll
• chlorosis

Terms derived from chloro- in the chemistry sense

• 2-chloroethylvinyl ether
• beta-chlorovinyldichloroarsine
• chloracetamic acid
• chloracetamide
• chloracetate
• chloracetic acid
• chloracetone
• chloracetonitril
• chloracetyl
• chloracid
• chloracne
• chloralbin
• chloraldehyde
• chloralkali process
• chloraloid
• chloraloin
• chloralum
• chloraluminite
• chloraluric acid
• chlorambucil
• chloramide
• chloramine
• chloramylal
• chloranil
• chloranilamic acid
• chloranilamide
• chloranilic acid
• chloraniline
• chloranisic acid
• chlorapatite
• chlorare
• chloraurate, chloroaurate
• chlorauric
• chlorazol
• chlordan, chlordane
• chlorere
• chlorethane
• chlorethene
• chlorethylsulphurous acid
• chloretone
• chlorhydrate
• chlorhydric acid, chlorohydric acid
• chlorhydrin
• chlorhydrosulphuric acid
• chlorimeter, chlorometer
• chlorimetric, chlorometric
• chlorimetry, chlorometry
• chloriodic
• chloriodide, chloroiodide
• chloriodoform
• chlorire
• chlorisamic acid
• chlorisatic acid
• chlorisatin, chlorisatine
• chlormagnesite
• chlorobenzene
• chlorobromide
• chlorobromiodide
• chlorobromoform
• chlorocalcite
• chlorocarbonic acid
• chlorochloric acid
• chlorochromate
• chlorochromic acid
• chlorocresol
• chlorocruorin
• chlorocyanamide
• chlorocyanic acid
• chlorocyanilide
• chloroethane
• chlorofluorocarbon
• chlorohydrate
• chloromanganese
• chloromercurate
• chloromethane
• chloromethyl
• Chloromycetin
• chloropalladate
• chloroperchloric acid
• chloropicrin
• chloroplatinate
• chloroplatinic acid
• chloroplatinite
• chloroplatinous
• chloroprene
• chloropropionic
• chloroproteic acid
• chloroquine
• chloroquinone
• chlorore
• chlorosalicin
• chlorostannate
• chlorosulphuric acid
• chlorothiazide
• chlorothionite
• chlorotoluene
• chlorovaleric
• chlortetracycline
• chlorovinyldichloroarsine
• chlorure
• dichlor-, dichloro-
• fluorochlorohydrocarbon
• hexachlorophane
• hexachlorophene
• oxychlor-, oxychloro-
• tetrachloroauric acid
• pentachlorophenol
• perchloroethylene
• tetrachloroethylene
• tetrachloromethane
• trichlorethylene
• trichloroethylene
• trichlorosilane
• trichlorotrivinylarsine

English terms prefixed with chloro-

Related terms

• chloroform
• chloroformyl, chloroformyle
• chlorpromazine

Translations

meaning green

• Polish: chloro- (pl)

chemistry: containing chlorine

• Catalan: cloro-
• Czech: chloro-
• Finnish: kloori-
• French: chloro- (fr)
• German: Chlor-
• Italian: cloro-
• Japanese: クロロ (kuroro)
• Polish: chloro- (pl)
• Portuguese: cloro-
• Spanish: cloro-
• Turkish: kloro-

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɔ.ʁo/

• Audio

  (file)

Prefix

chloro-

1. chloro-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with chloro-

Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxlɔ.rɔ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔrɔ
• Syllabification: chlo‧ro

Prefix

chloro-

1. chloro-

   ‎chloro- + ‎aceton → ‎chloroaceton

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with chloro-

Further reading

• chloro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN