chlor-alkali

noun

¦klōr,

-ȯr+

: any of a group of chemicals (as chlorine and sodium hydroxide) that are manufactured by the electrolytic decomposition of sodium chloride

—usually used in plural

Word History

Etymology

chlor- + alkali

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