Cl

symb. Chem. the element chlorine.

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noun

a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)

• Syn: ↑chlorine, ↑atomic number 17

• Derivationally related forms: ↑chlorinate (for: ↑chlorine)

• Hypernyms: ↑chemical element, ↑element, ↑gas, ↑halogen

• Hyponyms: ↑radiochlorine

• Substance Holonyms: ↑sodium chloride, ↑common salt

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abbreviation

1. centiliter

2. claim; claiming

3. class; classification

4. classical

5. clause

6. clearance

7. clergyman

8. clerk

9. close; closure

10. cloth

11. clove

12. clutch

13. coil

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common law.

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abbrev

Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon; IVR)

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cl abbreviation

centilitre

Thesaurus: units for measuring amounts of liquid_hyponym

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cl (no period),

centiliter or centiliters.

cl.,

an abbreviation for the following:

1. centiliter or centiliters.

2. claim.

3. class.

4. classification.

5. clause.

6. clearance.

7. cloth.

c.l.,

1. carload.

2. carload lots.

3. Sports. center line.

4. civil law.

Cl (no period),

chlorine (chemical element).

Cl.

1. clause.

2. clergyman.

3. clerk.

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abbr. chemiluminescence

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abbr

centiliter

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cl [cl] abbreviation (pl. cl or cls) ↑centilitre

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