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kahr
-b
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klohr-
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chlo·ro·car·bon
/
ˌklɔr
əˈkɑr
bən
,
ˌkloʊr-
/
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[
klawr-
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noun
a chemical compound containing
carbon
and chlorine, as
carbon tetrachloride
,
or containing
carbon
,
chlorine, and hydrogen, as chloroform.
Origin:
1810–20;
chloro-
2
+
carbon
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