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chlorocarbon

American

[klawr-uh-kahr-buhn, klohr-] / ˌklɔr əˈkɑr bən, ˌkloʊr- /

noun

a chemical compound containing carbon and chlorine, as carbon tetrachloride, or containing carbon, chlorine, and hydrogen, as chloroform.

First recorded in 1810–20; chloro- ² + carbon

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