chlorinate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
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to disinfect (water) with chlorine
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Etymology
Origin of chlorinate
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Namphy and his government colleagues raced to chlorinate water arriving in the camps.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 16, 2020
We chlorinate our water, so what’s the problem with using chlorine washes to make chicken safe?
From The Guardian ● Sep. 10, 2019
Residents now chlorinate it, boil it or filter it through rugs.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2014
That move comes after actors in chicken outfits in one French protest troupe — dubbed the "chicken brigade" — tried to "chlorinate themselves" in a public pool.
From Chicago Tribune ● Dec. 5, 2014
Many a fight in the September-October push was waged by non-teetotal officers, who had nothing with which to disguise the hideous taste of chlorinate of lime in the drinking water.
From Pushed and the Return Push by George Herbert Fosdike Nichols
And note that people with diarrhea should not go to water parks or swimming pools: The parasite that causes cyclosporiasis can survive in chlorinated water, according to Egan.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
After further investigation, those patterns were linked to chlorinated paraffins associated with MCCPs.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2026
According to the British agricultural press, more than 150,000 Brits have since signed petitions urging their supermarket chains to “publicly rule out chlorinated chicken.”
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2026
When contacted by AFP, Migros, Switzerland's largest supermarket chain, said it "has no plans to stock chlorinated or chemically treated chicken on its shelves" as those birds did not meet Swiss "consumer expectations".
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
The fact that every meal we eat carries its load of chlorinated hydrocarbons is the inevitable consequence of the almost universal spraying or dusting of agricultural crops with these poisons.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
The business manufactures and sells chemicals used in applications such as chlorinating water, recycling batteries and producing paper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
Park officials are collecting more sampling to figure out the source of the bacteria and are also chlorinating water in the area again.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
Some ideas include chlorinating or flushing out the material, Pestrella said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2021
He says with the rainy season under way, the government has in recent weeks taken steps to prevent a cholera outbreak by chlorinating wells in Monrovia.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2014
The marked activity of chloramine as a chlorinating agent could be predicated from its heat of formation, which is 8,230 calories.
From Chlorination of Water by Joseph Race
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