chlorinationn.
/klɔːrɪˈneɪʃən/ a. Chemistry. Combination, treatment, saturation, etc. with chlorine.
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1854 J. Scoffern in Orr's Circle Sci., Chem. 322 Protochloride of iron is a union of chlorine with iron in the first grade of chlorination.
b. Mining. The process of extracting gold and silver from certain ores by means of chlorine.
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1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 787 The chlorination-process was originally prepared by Prof. Plattner, and..applied in 1851.
1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 118 Chlorination process, the process first introduced by Plattner, in which auriferous ores are first roasted to oxidize the base metals, then saturated with chlorine gas, and finally treated with water, which removes the soluble terchloride of gold, to be subsequently precipitated and melted into bars.
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