chlorine

[ klawr-een, -in, klohr- ]

/ ˈklɔr in, -ɪn, ˈkloʊr- /

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noun

a halogen element, a heavy, greenish-yellow, incombustible, water-soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine: used for water purification, in the making of bleaching powder, and in the manufacture both of chemicals that do not contain chlorine, as ethylene glycol, and of those that do. Symbol: Cl; atomic weight: 35.453; atomic number: 17.

Origin of chlorine

First recorded in 1800–10; chlor-¹ + -ine²

OTHER WORDS FROM chlorine

chlo·rin·ous, adjective

Words nearby chlorine

chloride shift, chloridize, chloriduria, chlorinate, chlorinated lime, chlorine, chlorine 36, chlorine acne, chlorine dioxide, chlorinity, chlorite

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Example sentences from the Web for chlorine

They are also are required to frequently wash their hands with a chlorine solution.
U.S. Soldiers Get Just Four Hours of Ebola Training|Tim Mak|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If the taste of chlorine haunts you, filters might help out.
Are Water Filters B.S.?|Michael Schulson|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some have found Ecstasy to be cut with other dangerous chemicals such as pesticides, chlorine, and toxic household cleaners.
Miley, Molly, and Your Teen’s Mind|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The grim events that surround the early use of chlorine gas have become a staple of horrifying war stories.
Sarin, Nitrogen Mustard, Cyanide & More: All About Chemical Weapons|Kent Sepkowitz|August 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The back was full of bodies with some chlorine between them.
‘Soldaten: Secret WWII Transcripts of German POWs’ by Soenke Neitzel & Harald Welzer|Sönke Neitzel, Harald Welzer|September 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Chlorine has a powerful affinity for bases of all kinds, particularly metallic bases and hydrogen.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
If four atoms of chlorine enter the naphthalene molecule the product is a hard wax that rings like a metal.
Creative Chemistry|Edwin E. Slosson
One way is by the use of chlorine gas, and the story of it sounds almost like "The house that Jack built."
Diggers in the Earth|Eva March Tappan
They may both be obtained by the direct action of chlorine on tellurium.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
But the chlorine was poisonous to the workmen, and imparted a filthy odour to the cloth.
Knowledge is Power:|Charles Knight

British Dictionary definitions for chlorine

chlorine

chlorin (ˈklɔːrɪn)

/ (ˈklɔːriːn) /

noun

a toxic pungent greenish-yellow gas of the halogen group; the 15th most abundant element in the earth's crust, occurring only in the combined state, mainly in common salt: used in the manufacture of many organic chemicals, in water purification, and as a disinfectant and bleaching agent. Symbol: Cl; atomic no: 17; atomic wt: 35.4527; valency: 1, 3, 5, or 7; density: 3.214 kg/m³; relative density: 1.56; melting pt: –101.03°C; boiling pt: –33.9°C

Word Origin for chlorine

C19 (coined by Sir Humphrey Davy): from chloro- + -ine ², referring to its colour

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

Cultural definitions for chlorine

chlorine

[ (klawr-een, klawr-in) ]

A chemical element, normally a corrosive gas, that is widely used for sterilization and cleaning.

notes for chlorine

Chlorine is added to drinking water to kill bacteria.

notes for chlorine

Chlorine in CFCs is believed to be responsible for the ozone hole.

Medical definitions for chlorine

chlorine

[ klôr′ēn′, -ĭn ]

n. Symbol Cl

A highly irritating poisonous halogen, capable of combining with nearly all other elements, produced principally by electrolysis of sodium chloride and used widely to purify water, as a disinfectant and bleaching agent, and in the manufacture of many important compounds. Atomic number 17.

Scientific definitions for chlorine

chlorine

[ klôr′ēn′ ]

Cl

A greenish-yellow, gaseous element of the halogen group that can combine with most other elements and is found chiefly in combination with the alkali metals as chlorates and chlorides. Chlorine is highly irritating and poisonous. It is used in purifying water, as a disinfectant and bleach, and in the manufacture of numerous chemical compounds. Atomic number 17; atomic weight 35.453; freezing point -100.98°C; boiling point -34.6°C; specific gravity 1.56 (-33.6°C); valence 1, 3, 5, 7. See Periodic Table. See Note at chlorophyll.

单词	chlorine
释义	chlorine [ klawr-een, -in, klohr- ] / ˈklɔr in, -ɪn, ˈkloʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chlorine ON THESAURUS.COM noun a halogen element, a heavy, greenish-yellow, incombustible, water-soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine: used for water purification, in the making of bleaching powder, and in the manufacture both of chemicals that do not contain chlorine, as ethylene glycol, and of those that do. Symbol: Cl; atomic weight: 35.453; atomic number: 17. Origin of chlorine First recorded in 1800–10; chlor-¹ + -ine² OTHER WORDS FROM chlorine chlo·rin·ous, adjective Words nearby chlorine chloride shift, chloridize, chloriduria, chlorinate, chlorinated lime, chlorine, chlorine 36, chlorine acne, chlorine dioxide, chlorinity, chlorite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chlorine They are also are required to frequently wash their hands with a chlorine solution. U.S. Soldiers Get Just Four Hours of Ebola Training\|Tim Mak\|October 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST If the taste of chlorine haunts you, filters might help out. Are Water Filters B.S.?\|Michael Schulson\|August 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Some have found Ecstasy to be cut with other dangerous chemicals such as pesticides, chlorine, and toxic household cleaners. Miley, Molly, and Your Teen’s Mind\|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad\|May 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The grim events that surround the early use of chlorine gas have become a staple of horrifying war stories. Sarin, Nitrogen Mustard, Cyanide & More: All About Chemical Weapons\|Kent Sepkowitz\|August 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The back was full of bodies with some chlorine between them. ‘Soldaten: Secret WWII Transcripts of German POWs’ by Soenke Neitzel & Harald Welzer\|Sönke Neitzel, Harald Welzer\|September 24, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Chlorine has a powerful affinity for bases of all kinds, particularly metallic bases and hydrogen. A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive\|John Stuart Mill If four atoms of chlorine enter the naphthalene molecule the product is a hard wax that rings like a metal. Creative Chemistry\|Edwin E. Slosson One way is by the use of chlorine gas, and the story of it sounds almost like "The house that Jack built." Diggers in the Earth\|Eva March Tappan They may both be obtained by the direct action of chlorine on tellurium. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley But the chlorine was poisonous to the workmen, and imparted a filthy odour to the cloth. Knowledge is Power:\|Charles Knight British Dictionary definitions for chlorine chlorine chlorin (ˈklɔːrɪn) / (ˈklɔːriːn) / noun a toxic pungent greenish-yellow gas of the halogen group; the 15th most abundant element in the earth's crust, occurring only in the combined state, mainly in common salt: used in the manufacture of many organic chemicals, in water purification, and as a disinfectant and bleaching agent. Symbol: Cl; atomic no: 17; atomic wt: 35.4527; valency: 1, 3, 5, or 7; density: 3.214 kg/m³; relative density: 1.56; melting pt: –101.03°C; boiling pt: –33.9°C Word Origin for chlorine C19 (coined by Sir Humphrey Davy): from chloro- + -ine ², referring to its colour 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 Words related to chlorine bleach, disinfectant, halogen Cultural definitions for chlorine chlorine [ (klawr-een, klawr-in) ] A chemical element, normally a corrosive gas, that is widely used for sterilization and cleaning. notes for chlorine Chlorine is added to drinking water to kill bacteria. notes for chlorine Chlorine in CFCs is believed to be responsible for the ozone hole. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for chlorine chlorine [ klôr′ēn′, -ĭn ] n. Symbol Cl A highly irritating poisonous halogen, capable of combining with nearly all other elements, produced principally by electrolysis of sodium chloride and used widely to purify water, as a disinfectant and bleaching agent, and in the manufacture of many important compounds. Atomic number 17. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for chlorine chlorine [ klôr′ēn′ ] Cl A greenish-yellow, gaseous element of the halogen group that can combine with most other elements and is found chiefly in combination with the alkali metals as chlorates and chlorides. Chlorine is highly irritating and poisonous. It is used in purifying water, as a disinfectant and bleach, and in the manufacture of numerous chemical compounds. Atomic number 17; atomic weight 35.453; freezing point -100.98°C; boiling point -34.6°C; specific gravity 1.56 (-33.6°C); valence 1, 3, 5, 7. See Periodic Table. See Note at chlorophyll. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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chlorine

noun

Origin of chlorine

OTHER WORDS FROM chlorine

Words nearby chlorine

Example sentences from the Web for chlorine

British Dictionary definitions for chlorine

chlorin (ˈklɔːrɪn)

noun

Word Origin for chlorine

Words related to chlorine

Cultural definitions for chlorine

notes for chlorine

notes for chlorine

Medical definitions for chlorine

n. Symbol Cl

Scientific definitions for chlorine

Cl