chloroformyl

See also: chloroformyl-

English

Etymology

chloro- +‎ formyl

Noun

chloroformyl

  1. (organic chemistry) A formyl group (-CO-H, also called aldehyde), in which the hydrogen is substituted by a chlorine atom (-CO-Cl).
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