Etymology of the English word chlorinate
the English word
chlorinateusing the English suffix
-atederived from the English word
chlorinederived from the English word
chlor-using the English suffix
-inederived from the Greek word
chloros, χλωρός (greenish; verdant, dun-colored)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghel-Derivations in English
dechlorinate,
dehydrochlorinate,
perchlorinate,
chlorinated,
chlorinatingUsage
Word found in Modern English