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chlorine
[ klawr-een, -in, klohr- ]
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. : Cl; : 35.453; : 17.
chlorine
/ 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
chlorine
/ klôr′ēn′ /
- 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
chlorine
- A chemical element , normally a corrosive gas, that is widely used for sterilization and cleaning.
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- chlorin·ous adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chlorine1
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Example Sentences
When cities started adding chlorine to their water supplies, in the early 1900s, it set off public outcry.
Some locations even employ chlorine mats that service members are required to wipe their feet on in order to enter.
They are also are required to frequently wash their hands with a chlorine solution.
If the taste of chlorine haunts you, filters might help out.
Some have found Ecstasy to be cut with other dangerous chemicals such as pesticides, chlorine, and toxic household cleaners.
Hydrogen plays here the same rle as chlorine does in the ferric chloride solution.
It is probably a mixture of chlorous acid and free chlorine.
The colour is at once discharged by chlorine, while the colour of blood, although changed in hue, remains.
Accidents are liable to occur with chlorine gas from its extensive use as a disinfectant and also in its manufacture.
Chlorine is a yellow-green gas, which may, by cold and pressure, be condensed into a liquid.
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