Synonyms & related words for organochlorine

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of organochlorine. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to organochlorine

Explore words related to organochlorine — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include dicofol, heptachlor, chlorocarbon, methoxychlor, cyclodiene, chlordane, toxaphene, endosulfan. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does organochlorine come from?

The word organochlorine breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: organo-, from Greek organon (“organic, carbon-based”); chlor, from Greek chloros (“green (chlorine)”); and -ine, from Latin ine (“chemical substance”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.