Where does “chloro-” come from?
chloro- (English) comes from Ancient Greek χλωρός, from Proto-Indo-European ghlo-.
chloro- (English): Green in color; Containing chlorine
Definitions
- Green in color; Containing chlorine
Ancestry of “chloro-”, step by step
Words derived from “chloro-”
- chloroquine
- clonazepam
- dichloromethane
- trichloroethylene
- trichloroacetic
- trichloroethane
- dichloro
- clofibrate
- chlorobenzene
- pentachlorophenol
- dichlorobenzene
- tetrachloroethylene
- perchloroethylene
- chlorofluorocarbon
- chlorophenol
- hexachlorobenzene
- hyperchloremic
- chlorothiazide
- chloromethyl
- hexachlorocyclohexane
- trichloro
- polychloroprene
- hypochloremia
- dichlorophenol