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epichlorohydrin

[ ep-i-klawr-uh-hahy-drin, -klohr- ]

/ ˌɛp ɪˌklɔr əˈhaɪ drɪn, -ˌkloʊr- /

noun Chemistry.

a highly volatile liquid with a chloroformlike odor, C3H5ClO: used as a solvent for resins and in the production of epoxy and phenoxy resins.

Nearby words

epicedium, epicene, epicenter, epicentre, epicentrum, epichlorohydrin, epicist, epiclesis, epicondylalgia, epicondyle, epicondylitis

Origin of epichlorohydrin

epi- + chlorohydrin

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