- chlo|rin
- chlo|rin «KLR ihn, KLOHR-», noun.= chlorine. (Cf. ↑chlorine)
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chlo|rin|i|ty — «kl RIHN uh tee, kloh », noun. quality or degree of being chlorinous: »the chlorinity of water … Useful english dictionary
chlo´rin|a´tor — chlo|rin|ate «KLR uh nayt, KLOHR », transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to combine with chlorine. 2. to treat with chlorine: a) to disinfect or sterilize (water or sewage) by the use of chlorine: »to chlorinate water in a swimming pool. b) to… … Useful english dictionary
chlo´rin|a´tion — chlo|rin|ate «KLR uh nayt, KLOHR », transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to combine with chlorine. 2. to treat with chlorine: a) to disinfect or sterilize (water or sewage) by the use of chlorine: »to chlorinate water in a swimming pool. b) to… … Useful english dictionary
chlo|rin|ate — «KLR uh nayt, KLOHR », transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to combine with chlorine. 2. to treat with chlorine: a) to disinfect or sterilize (water or sewage) by the use of chlorine: »to chlorinate water in a swimming pool. b) to treat (gold or… … Useful english dictionary
chlo|rin|at|ed hydrocarbon — «KLR uh NAY tihd, KLOHR », any one of a class of synthetic pesticides, formed by a chlorine carbon bond, that are among the most persistent of environmental poisons. Chlorinated hydrocarbons include DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, chlordane, and… … Useful english dictionary
chlo|rin|ous — «KLR uh nuhs, KLOHR », adjective. of or having to do with chlorine: »a chlorinous odor … Useful english dictionary
per|chlo´rin|a´tion — per|chlo|rin|ate «pur KLR uh nayt, KLOHR », transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to combine or charge with the maximum proportion of chlorine. –per|chlo´rin|a´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
per|chlo|rin|ate — «pur KLR uh nayt, KLOHR », transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to combine or charge with the maximum proportion of chlorine. –per|chlo´rin|a´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
de|chlo|rin|ate — «dee KLR uh nayt, KLOHR », transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to free (a substance) of chlorine; take away chlorine from … Useful english dictionary
de|chlo|rin|a|tion — «dee KLR uh NAY shuhn, KLOHR », noun. the act or process of dechlorinating: »dechlorination of water by means of a carbon filter … Useful english dictionary
