chlorinolysis

== English == === Etymology === From chlorine +‎ -o- +‎ -lysis. === Noun === chlorinolysis (countable and uncountable, plural chlorinolyses) (organic chemistry) The chlorination of an organic compound so as to yield chloro compounds with fewer carbon atoms than the starting material. ==== References ==== McBree, Hass, and Bordenca, Chlorinolysis of Chloroparaffins (1943).