chlorinate

[ klawr-uh-neyt, klohr- ]

/ ˈklɔr əˌneɪt, ˈkloʊr- /

verb (used with object), chlo·ri·nat·ed, chlo·ri·nat·ing.

Chemistry.

to combine or treat with chlorine.
to introduce chlorine atoms into an organic compound by an addition or substitution reaction.

to disinfect (water) by means of chlorine.

Metallurgy. to treat (a gold ore) with chlorine gas in order that the gold may be removed as a soluble chloride.

Origin of chlorinate

First recorded in 1855–60; chlorine + -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM chlorinate

chlo·ri·na·tion, nounchlo·ri·na·tor, nounhy·per·chlo·ri·na·tion, nounpost·chlo·ri·na·tion, adjective

un·chlo·ri·nat·ed, adjective

Words nearby chlorinate

chloride of lime, chloride paper, chloride shift, chloridize, chloriduria, chlorinate, chlorinated lime, chlorine, chlorine 36, chlorine acne, chlorine dioxide

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Example sentences from the Web for chlorinate

The first step is to chlorinate ordinary toluol, one of the coal tar bases, to produce benzyl chloride.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

British Dictionary definitions for chlorinate

chlorinate

/ (ˈklɔːrɪˌneɪt) /

verb (tr)

to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine

to disinfect (water) with chlorine

Derived forms of chlorinate

chlorination, nounchlorinator, noun

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Medical definitions for chlorinate

chlorinate

[ klôr′ə-nāt′ ]

v.

To treat or combine with chlorine or a chlorine compound.

Other words from chlorinate

chlo′ri•na′tion n.

Scientific definitions for chlorinate

chlorinate

[ klôr′ə-nāt′ ]

To add chlorine or one of its compounds to a substance. Water and sewage are chlorinated to be disinfected, and paper pulp is chlorinated to be bleached.

单词	chlorinate
释义	chlorinate [ klawr-uh-neyt, klohr- ] / ˈklɔr əˌneɪt, ˈkloʊr- / verb (used with object), chlo·ri·nat·ed, chlo·ri·nat·ing. Chemistry. to combine or treat with chlorine. to introduce chlorine atoms into an organic compound by an addition or substitution reaction. to disinfect (water) by means of chlorine. Metallurgy. to treat (a gold ore) with chlorine gas in order that the gold may be removed as a soluble chloride. Origin of chlorinate First recorded in 1855–60; chlorine + -ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM chlorinate chlo·ri·na·tion, nounchlo·ri·na·tor, nounhy·per·chlo·ri·na·tion, nounpost·chlo·ri·na·tion, adjective un·chlo·ri·nat·ed, adjective Words nearby chlorinate chloride of lime, chloride paper, chloride shift, chloridize, chloriduria, chlorinate, chlorinated lime, chlorine, chlorine 36, chlorine acne, chlorine dioxide Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chlorinate The first step is to chlorinate ordinary toluol, one of the coal tar bases, to produce benzyl chloride. America's Munitions 1917-1918\|Benedict Crowell British Dictionary definitions for chlorinate chlorinate / (ˈklɔːrɪˌneɪt) / verb (tr) to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine to disinfect (water) with chlorine Derived forms of chlorinate chlorination, nounchlorinator, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for chlorinate chlorinate [ klôr′ə-nāt′ ] v. To treat or combine with chlorine or a chlorine compound. Other words from chlorinate chlo′ri•na′tion n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for chlorinate chlorinate [ klôr′ə-nāt′ ] To add chlorine or one of its compounds to a substance. Water and sewage are chlorinated to be disinfected, and paper pulp is chlorinated to be bleached. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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