epichlorohydrin

E1P3I1C3H4L1O1R1O1H4Y4D2R1I1N1

noun

Any epihalohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine.

UncommonScrabble 29
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounepichlorohydrin (plural epichlorohydrins, abbreviation ECH)

plural epichlorohydrins · abbreviation ECH

  1. chemistryAny epihalohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine.

Origin

From epi- + chlorohydrin.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Italian epicloridrina
  • epicloridrinachemical compound
Portuguese epicloridrina
  • epicloridrinachemical compound
Cite this entry
APA

epichlorohydrin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epichlorohydrin

MLA

“epichlorohydrin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epichlorohydrin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epichlorohydrin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epichlorohydrin.

Source: epichlorohydrin on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.