chlorine
English
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Etymology
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1810 from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) + -ine.
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: klôʹrēn, IPA(key): /ˈklɔɹin/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: klôʹrēn, IPA(key): /ˈklɔːɹiːn/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːɹiːn
- Hyphenation: chlo‧rine
Noun
chlorine (usually uncountable, plural chlorines)
- A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
- Synonym: (when used as a food additive) E925
- Hypernym: halogen
- (countable) A single atom of this element.
Derived terms
- antichlor, antichlore
- antichlorine
- chlor-, chloro-
- chloral
- chlorane
- chloric
- chloride
- chlorinate
- chlorination
- chlorine dioxide
- chlorine fluoride
- chlorine monofluoride
- chlorine oxide
- chlorine pentafluoride
- chlorine trifluoride
- chlorine water
- chlorine-35
- chlorine-36
- chlorine-37
- chloriniferous
- chlorinise, chlorinize
- chlorinous
- chlorite
- chloroid
- chlorous
- chloruret
- dichlorine
- organochlorine
Related terms
Translations
chemical element
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See also
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌxloːˈri.nə/
- Hyphenation: chlo‧ri‧ne
- Rhymes: -inə
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