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By surface analysis, perchlorinate + -ed, or, by surface analysis, per- + chlorinated.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Thoroughly chlorinated: reacted with chlorine such that many hydrogen atoms have been replaced with chlorine. Full definition →
By surface analysis, perchlorinate + -ed, or, by surface analysis, per- + chlorinated.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.