chlorine (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *chlorine*:
NOUN	substance	chlorine, Cl, atomic number 17	a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens

chlorine > pronunciation
Sounds	klao'riyn
Rhymes	Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn...

English > *chlorine*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A 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).
Synonyms	Cl, atomic number 17
Narrower	radiochlorine	A radioactive isotope of chlorine
Broader	chemical element, element	Any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
	gas	A fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
	halogen	Any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions
Substance of	sodium chloride, common salt	A white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl)
Spanish	cloro, número atómico 17
Catalan	Cl, clor, número atòmic 17
Verbs	chlorinate	disinfect with chlorine
Verbs	chlorinate	treat or combine with chlorine

HyperDic: chlorine