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Chlorine

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atomic number 17nouna 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)
clnoun(astronomy) A cluster of galaxies — a galaxy cluster.

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clnoun(astronomy) A cluster of galaxies — a galaxy cluster.
atomic number 17nouna 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)
brominenoun(uncountable) A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens, it is a fuming red-brown liquid at room temperature.
chloridenoun(chemistry) Any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical.
trifluoridenoun(chemistry) any chloride containing three fluorine atoms in each molecule
chlorinated(chemistry, of water) that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
chlorinationnoun(chemistry) The act or process of chlorinating something; especially, the addition of chlorine to water to purify it, and a process for the extraction of gold by exposure of the auriferous material to chlorine gas.
nailnounThe thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
bleachesnoun(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.
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bleachnoun(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.
dichlorinenoun(chemistry) molecular chlorine, Cl₂
cl2noun
cloronoun
euchlorinenoun(mineralogy) A rare emerald-green sulfate mineral found as a natural sublimate in fumaroles around volcanic eruptions, and having the chemical formula KNaCu₃(SO₄)₃O).
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chlorinnoun(organic chemistry) A large heterocyclic aromatic ring consisting, at the core, of three pyrroles and one pyrroline coupled through four methine linkages.
chlorine-35noun(physics) The major stable isotope of chlorine, ³⁵₁₇Cl, having seventeen protons and eighteen neutrons; it amounts to about 76% of the element in nature
chlorine-37noun(physics) The minor stable isotope of chlorine, ³⁷₁₇Cl, having seventeen protons and twenty neutrons; it amounts to about 24% of the element in nature

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