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From (tri)chl(oro) + (hydr)ox(y).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Trichloro hydroxy, a hydroxy functional group whose hydrogen has been substituted by a trichloromethyl or trichlorinated moiety. Full definition →
From (tri)chl(oro) + (hydr)ox(y).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.