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Meaning of Chlorine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈklɔɹin

Definitions

  1. A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
  2. A single atom of this element.
  3. A chlorine-based bleach or disinfectant.

Equivalents

Afrikaans chloor
العربية الكلور كلور
Беларуская хлор
Български хлор
Bosanski hlor klor хлор
Català clor
Čeština chlór
Cymraeg clorin
Dansk klor
Deutsch Chlor
Ελληνικά χλώριο
Esperanto kloro
Español cloro
Eesti kloor
فارسی کلر
Suomi kloori
Français chlore
Gàidhlig clòirin
Galego cloro
עברית כלור
हिन्दी नीरजी
Magyar klór
Հայերեն քլոր
Bahasa Indonesia klorin
Íslenska klór
Italiano cloro
日本語 クロール 塩素
ქართული ქლორი
Қазақша хлор
ខ្មែរ ក្លរ
한국어 염소
Kurdî klor klor
Lëtzebuergesch Chlor
Lietuvių chloras
Latviešu hlors
Te Reo Māori haumāota
Македонски хлор
മലയാളം ക്ലോറിൻ
Монгол хлор
Bahasa Melayu klorin
Malti kloru
မြန်မာဘာသာ ကလိုရင်း
Nederlands chloor
Polski chlor chlorowy
Português cloro
Română clor
Русский хлор
Slovenčina chlór
Slovenščina klor
Shqip klor
Српски hlor klor хлор
Svenska klor
Kiswahili klorini
తెలుగు హరినము
ไทย คลอรีน
Tagalog kloro
Türkçe klor
Українська хлор
Tiếng Việt clo

Examples

“When TCCA touches a small amount of water and doesn’t dissolve, “it can experience a chemical reaction, generating heat and causing the decomposition of the chemical, which in turn produces toxic chlorine gas and can produce explosive nitrogen trichloride,” a 2023 report by the CSB said.”
“The mechanism involved in the explosive reaction between swimming pool chlorine (calcium hypochlorite) and brake fluid (polyethylene glycol), a possible improvised explosive mixture, has been studied by means of the gaseous products produced.”
“Chlorines are useful for disinfecting water and for housekeeping disinfectants.”
“Of the chemical solutions, chlorine tablets will kill many pathogens, but not some parasites like giardia and amoebic cysts.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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