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Meaning of "chlorine" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHLORINE

(Coined by Sir Humphrey Davy): from chloro- + -ine², referring to its colour.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHLORINE

chlorine  [ˈklɔːriːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHLORINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chlorine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHLORINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chlorine

Chlorine

Chlorine is a chemical element with symbol Cl and atomic number 17. Chlorine is in the halogen group and is the second lightest halogen following fluorine. The element is a yellow-green gas under standard conditions, where it forms diatomic molecules. Chlorine has the highest electron affinity and the fourth highest electronegativity of all the reactive elements. For this reason, chlorine is a strong oxidizing agent. Free chlorine is rare on Earth, and is usually a result of direct or indirect oxidation by oxygen. The most common compound of chlorine, sodium chloride, has been known since ancient times. Around 1630 chlorine gas was first synthesized in a chemical reaction, but not recognized as a fundamentally important substance. Characterization of chlorine gas was made in 1774 by Carl Wilhelm Scheele, who supposed it to be an oxide of a new element. In 1809 chemists suggested that the gas might be a pure element, and this was confirmed by Sir Humphry Davy in 1810, who named it from Ancient Greek: χλωρóς khlôros “pale green”.

Definition of chlorine in the English dictionary

The definition of chlorine in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHLORINE


boreen
ˈboːriːn
chorine
ˈkɔːriːn
cyclosporine
ˌsaɪkləˈspɔːriːn
euchlorine
juːˈklɔːriːn
evergreen
ˈɛvəˌɡriːn
figurine
ˌfɪɡəˈriːn
green
ɡriːn
Greene
ɡriːn
helleborine
ˌhɛlɪˈbɔːriːn
marine
məˈriːn
on-screen
ˌɒnˈskriːn
organochlorine
ˌɔːɡənəʊˈklɔːriːn
screen
skriːn
serene
sɪˈriːn
submarine
ˈsʌbməˌriːn
sunscreen
ˈsʌnˌskriːn
tangerine
ˌtændʒəˈriːn
vitrine
ˈvɪtriːn
widescreen
ˈwaɪdˌskriːn
wolverine
ˈwʊlvəˌriːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHLORINE

chloridic
chloridise
chloridize
chlorimeter
chlorimetric
chlorimetry
chlorin
chlorinate
chlorinated
chlorinated lime
chlorination
chlorinator
chlorine dioxide
chlorinise
chlorinity
chlorinize
chlorite
chloritic
chloritisation
chloritization

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHLORINE

aquamarine
brine
Catherine
chondrophorine
doctrine
endocrine
exocrine
fluorine
Katharine
Katherine
leporine
margarine
murine
poitrine
shrine
signorine
trine
urine
uterine
victorine

Synonyms and antonyms of chlorine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chlorine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHLORINE

Find out the translation of chlorine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chlorine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chlorine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cloro
570 millions of speakers

English

chlorine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्लोरीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كلُور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хлор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cloro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্লরিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chlore
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Klorin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Chlor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

塩素
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

염소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Klorin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

clo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குளோரின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लोरीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

klor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cloro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chlor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хлор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χλωρίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chloor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klorin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chlorine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHLORINE»

The term «chlorine» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.947 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHLORINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chlorine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chlorine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chlorine

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2 QUOTES WITH «CHLORINE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word chlorine.
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Patti Davis
When I was a child, our summer days were spent swimming; chlorine in my hair was like perfume to me.
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Daphne Zuniga
One out of six women are toxic with mercury. Mercury comes out of coal plants and chlorine plants. I am toxic, I deal with symptoms, children are born with, you know, autism - there is an epidemic in this country. This is like, the air that we breath.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHLORINE»

Discover the use of chlorine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chlorine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chlorine
Discusses the characteristics, sources, and uses of chlorine.
Susan Watt, 2002
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Chlorine: Principles & Industrial Practice
Everything you need to know about chlorine is described in this book.
Peter Schmittinger, 2008
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Chlorine
Describes the properties of the chemical element commonly found in swimming pools, which was the first poison gas to be used in warfare.
Salvatore Tocci, 2006
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Chlorine
Explains the characteristics of chlorine, where it is found, how it is used by humans, and its relationship to other elements found in the periodic table.
Linda Saucerman, 2007
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Chlorine
Presents the chemical element chlorine, an element found in food, water, and our bodies, that helps kill harmful bacteria.
Jean F. Blashfield, 2001
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Pandora's Poison: Chlorine, Health, and a New Environmental ...
The dangers of organochlorides and a proposed solution.
Joe Thornton, 2001
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The Halogen Elements: Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine, ...
Introduces the Halogen Family and teaches how these elements are connected, found, used, and structured.
Greg Roza, 2010
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Disinfection, Sterilization, and Preservation
Collins (1955), in his work with Pseudomonas fragi, showed that Ca(OClh at 3 ppm available chlorine produced a 99.99% kill in 4 minutes at 2 PC, but, on average, in 10 minutes at 4.4°C. The effects of temperature on the bactericidal action of ...
Seymour Stanton Block, 2001
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When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, ...
CAUtiOn: do not remove free chlorine or iodine until the water has set for the proper sterilization time (see the following table), and do not remove traces of chlorine or iodine from water that is to be stored for long periods of time. Chlorine  ...
Matthew Stein, 2008
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Chlorine and the Environment: An Overview of the Chlorine ...
1.1 History of chlorine manufacture and use The industrial manufacture of chlorine has opened the way for the synthesis of a vast array of chlorinated compounds and the secondary production of other materials. The history of industrial ...
Ruth Stringer, Paul Johnston, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHLORINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chlorine is used in the context of the following news items.
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All sanitary pads in Indonesia contain chlorine: YLKI
Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) announced on Tuesday that the majority of sanitary pads in Indonesia contain chlorine. «Jakarta Post, Jul 15»
2
Boynton Beach to flush water lines with chlorine
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. —Boynton Beach Utilities customers might notice a slight chlorine taste or odor in their tap water while the drinking ... «WPBF West Palm Beach, Jul 15»
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Dolphins kept in tiny Bali resort swimming pool going blind from …
... they appeared "still and lifeless" in the pool. The Daily Mail reported that the dolphins appeared to be going blind from exposure to chlorine. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
New report explores the 2015-2020 liquid chlorine market global …
For manufacturing cost structure Analysis, the report analyzes Liquid Chlorine raw material and equipment supplier and price, labor cost and ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
5
Global Chlorine (CL) Market Analysis Till, 2015: Acute Market Reports
Acute Market Reports has announced the addition of the "Global Chlorine (CL) Market Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2015" report to their ... «CSO Australia, Jul 15»
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Chlorine Trifluoride: The Chemical That Sets Fire to Asbestos on …
First discovered back in the 1930s, chlorine trifluoride is a rather curious chemical that easily reacts, sometimes explosively, with just about ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
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2000 gallons of chlorine spills from storage tank
EL CAJON, Calif. – Hazardous materials crews were working Monday to clean up about 2,000 gallons of chlorine that leaked from a storage ... «fox5sandiego.com, Jul 15»
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Olin Obtains All Foreign Approvals For Merger With Dow's Chlorine
Olin Obtains All Foreign Approvals For Merger With Dow's Chlorine Value Chain. By RTT News, July 06, 2015, 12:22:00 PM EDT. A A A. Vote up. loading. «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
9
Chlorine resistant parasite causing illness
A parasite that can't be killed by chlorine is popping up in pools around Arkansas and is causing some to get sick. THV11.com July 2, 2015 ... «THV 11, Jul 15»
10
Chlorine leak shuts down part of Kemah Boardwalk parking garage
"The Kemah Fire Department is in the process of identifying a potential chlorine leak in a swimming pool pump located in the parking garage ... «KTRK-TV, Jul 15»

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