释义 |
chlo·ro·hy·drin \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈhīdrə̇n\ noun also chlor·hy·drin \klōr, -ȯr+\ (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chlor- + -hydrin : any of a class of organic compounds derived from glycols or polyhydroxy alcohols (as glycerol) by substitution of chlorine for part of the hydroxyl groups: as a. : either of the two syrupy liquid mono-chlorohydrins of glycerol distinguished as alpha-chlorohydrin CH2ClCHOHCH2OH and beta-chlorohydrin CH2OHCHClCH2OH and used chiefly in organic synthesis and as solvents b. : ethylene chlorohydrin |