hau māota

Maori

Etymology

From hau (“gas”) +‎ māota (“to be green”).

Noun

hau māota

  1. chlorine

Further reading

“hau māota” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

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