chlorinenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈklɔː.riːn/us/ˈklɔːr.iːn/symbol Cla chemical element that is a greenish-yellow gas with a strong smell, added to water in order to kill organisms that might cause infection:
The chlorine in the pool makes my eyes sore.
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Chemical elements
- alkali metal
- antimony
- calcium
- carbonic
- carbonic acid
- cesium
- cl
- graphene
- lithium
- nickel
- plutonium
- quicksilver
- selenium
- sodium
- strontium
- sulphur
- transition metal
- urea
- vanadium
- zinc
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