ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Chloroformyl

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Chloroformyl is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A formyl group (-CO-H, also called aldehyde), in which the hydrogen is substituted by a chlorine atom (-CO-Cl).

Meaning

(organic chemistry) A formyl group (-CO-H, also called aldehyde), in which the hydrogen is substituted by a chlorine atom (-CO-Cl).

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include formyl, chloroform, formaldehyde, chloromethyl, chloroalkyl, fluorochlorohydrocarbon.

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