chlorine

chlo·rine  (klôrn, -n, klr-)

n. Symbol Cl

A highly irritating, greenish-yellow gaseous 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 including chloroform and carbon tetrachloride. 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 Table at element.

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chlorine [ˈklɔːriːn], chlorin [ˈklɔːrɪn]

n

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) 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

[C19 (coined by Sir Humphrey Davy): from chloro- + -ine², referring to its colour]

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chlorine  (klôrn)

Symbol 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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

chlorine - 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) atomic number 17, Cl chemical element, element - any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter radiochlorine - a radioactive isotope of chlorine common salt, sodium chloride - a white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl) gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely halogen - any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions

Translations

chlorine [ˈklɔːriːn]

A. N → cloro m

B. CPD chlorine monoxide N → monóxido m de cloro
chlorine nitrate N → nitrato m de cloro

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chlorine [ˈklɔːriːn] n → chlore m

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chlorine

n → Chlor nt

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chlorine [ˈklɔːriːn] n → cloro

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chlorine

n chlorine [ˈkloːriːn]

an element, a yellowish-green gas with a suffocating smell, used as a disinfectant etc They put too much chlorine in the swimming-pool. chloor كْلور كْلورين хлор chlór klor das Chlor χλωρίνη cloro kloor کلر kloori chlore כְלוֹר क्लोरीन klor klór klorin klór cloro 塩素 염소 chloras hlors klorin chloor klor chlor cloro clor хлор chlór klor hlor klor, klorgas คลอรีน klor 氯氣 хлор کلورین گیس chất clo 氯气

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chlorine → كلور chlór klorin Chlor χλωρίνη cloro kloori chlore klor cloro 塩素 염소 chloor klor chlor cloro хлор klorin คลอรีน klor clo 氯