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Where does “chlorosulfuric acid” come from?

chlorosulfuric acid (English) comes from English chloro-, from Ancient Greek χλωρός, from Proto-Indo-European ghlo-.

chlorosulfuric acid (English): The strong acid ClSOOH obtained from sulfuric...

Definitions

  1. The strong acid ClSOOH obtained from sulfuric...

Ancestry of “chlorosulfuric acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchloro-Green in color; Containing chlorine
2Ancient Greekχλωρόςgreenish-yellow, pale green; pale, pallid; fresh,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanghlo-—
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