chlorocarbon

[ klawr-uh-kahr-buh n, klohr- ]
/ ˌklɔr əˈkɑr bən, ˌkloʊr- /

noun

a chemical compound containing carbon and chlorine, as carbon tetrachloride, or containing carbon, chlorine, and hydrogen, as chloroform.

Origin of chlorocarbon

First recorded in 1810–20; chloro-2 + carbon

Words nearby chlorocarbon

chloroacetophenone, chloroargyrite, chlorobenzene, chlorobromide paper, chlorobromomethane, chlorocarbon, chloroethane, chloroethene, chlorofluorocarbon, chlorofluoromethane, chloroform