Meanings
nounhydrochlorination (usually uncountable, plural hydrochlorinations)
plural hydrochlorinations
- uncountableusuallychemistryReaction with hydrogen chloride (HCl) or hydrochloric acid, HCl(aq).
Origin
By surface analysis, hydro + chlorination, or, by surface analysis, hydro- + chlorinate + -ion.
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hydrochlorination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrochlorination
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