perchlorinate

English

Etymology

From per- +‎ chlorinate.

Verb

perchlorinate (third-person singular simple present perchlorinates, present participle perchlorinating, simple past and past participle perchlorinated)

  1. (chemistry) To chlorinate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of chlorine to.
    Hypernyms: perhalogenate; chlorinate; halogenate
    Coordinate terms: perfluorinate, perbrominate, periodinate

Derived terms

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