chlorinate

[klawr-uh-neyt, klohr-]

verb (used with object)

chlorinated, chlorinating 

1. Chemistry.

   1. to combine or treat with chlorine.

   2. to introduce chlorine atoms into an organic compound by an addition or substitution reaction.

2. to disinfect (water) by means of chlorine.

3. Metallurgy.,  to treat (a gold ore) with chlorine gas in order that the gold may be removed as a soluble chloride.

chlorinate

/ ˈklɔːrɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine

2. to disinfect (water) with chlorine

chlorinate

1. To add chlorine or one of its compounds to a substance. Water and sewage are chlorinated to be disinfected, and paper pulp is chlorinated to be bleached.

Other Word Forms

• chlorination noun
• chlorinator noun
• hyperchlorination noun
• postchlorination adjective
• unchlorinated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chlorinate¹

First recorded in 1855–60; chlorine + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

In Kuta, a popular town in Mandalika, scrappy surfers' hostels have been replaced by a mosaic of chlorinated pools and plushy sunbeds, and an international school for the children of expats.

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Its petrochemical division, OxyChem, manufactures and sells chemicals used in applications such as chlorinating water, recycling batteries and producing paper.

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The business manufactures and sells chemicals used in applications such as chlorinating water, recycling batteries and producing paper.

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Occidental’s petrochemical division, OxyChem, manufactures and sells chemicals for use in applications including chlorinating water, recycling batteries and producing paper.

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But even with such measures, ponds cannot realistically be chlorinated - fish would die - and policing every village water source in a state of more than 30 million people is unworkable.

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