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🧪 A chemical compound 🧪 With carbon and chlorine
organochlorine

organochlorine

8.7
Containing carbon and chlorine
  • adjective
  • /ɔrˌɡænəˈklɔrɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : organoclorado
  • Many organochlorine compounds are persistent in the environment and can accumulate in living organisms.

Examples

  • The researchers analyzed organochlorine pesticides found in the soil samples.

  • The study focused on the health effects of organochlorine chemicals in drinking water.

  • The organochlorine compounds were found in the lake.

  • Research on organochlorine pesticides is ongoing.

  • The researchers analyzed organochlorine pesticides found in the soil samples.

  • Many organochlorine compounds are persistent in the environment and can accumulate in living organisms.

  • The study focused on the health effects of organochlorine chemicals in drinking water.

Surface Forms

organochlorine positive

Morphology

organochlorine = chlorine (semi-transparent) = organo + chlorine

The structure organo- + chlorine is clear to learners familiar with chemical combining forms, but 'organo-' is a technical combining form that may not be known to general B1 learners.

Etymology

Organochlorine comes from two parts: organo- meaning 'containing carbon', like in organic, and chloro- from a word for 'green' that named the element chlorine. So something called organochlorine has both carbon and chlorine in it.