Term Name: chlorinated hydrocarbon catabolic process
Synonyms: chlorinated hydrocarbon breakdown, chlorinated hydrocarbon catabolism, chlorinated hydrocarbon degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of chlorinated hydrocarbons, compounds derived from hydrocarbons by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with chlorine atoms.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042205]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: chlorinated hydrocarbon metabolic process halogenated hydrocarbon catabolic process
has subtype: 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis-(4-chlorophenyl)ethane catabolic process tetrachloroethylene catabolic process trichloroethylene catabolic process