Chlorhydrin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chlorhydrin \Chlor`hy"drin\, n. (Chem.)
     One of a class of compounds formed from certain polybasic
     alcohols (and especially glycerin) by the substitution of
     chlorine for one or more hydroxyl groups.
     [1913 Webster]