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chlorinate

[klawr-uh-neyt, klohr-]
verb (used with object), chlo·ri·nat·ed, chlo·ri·nat·ing.
  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.
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Origin of chlorinate

First recorded in 1855–60; chlorine + -ate1
Related formschlo·ri·na·tion, nounchlo·ri·na·tor, nounhy·per·chlo·ri·na·tion, nounpost·chlo·ri·na·tion, adjectiveun·chlo·ri·nat·ed, adjective
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Examples from the Web for chlorinated

Historical Examples

  • A chlorinated mist, acrid to the eye, and burning to the nose, crawled about the room.

    Erik Dorn

    Ben Hecht

  • Water was taken from the river, and chlorinated in tanks on board.

    In Mesopotamia

    Martin Swayne

  • Bleaching powder, Chlorinated lime, Hypochlorite of calcium.

  • Pills of chlorinated lime; Pilul calcis hypochloritis, L. Prep.

  • “Sure, I know,” Brad acknowledged, easing his body snake-fashion down the pool wall into the chlorinated water.

British Dictionary definitions for chlorinated

chlorinate

verb (tr)
  1. to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
  2. to disinfect (water) with chlorine
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Derived Formschlorination, nounchlorinator, noun
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Word Origin and History for chlorinated

chlorinate

v.

1836 (implied in chlorinated), from chlorine (n.) + -ate (2). Related: Chlorinating.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
chlorinated in Medicine

chlorinate

(klôr′ə-nāt′)
v.
  1. To treat or combine with chlorine or a chlorine compound.
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Related formschlo′ri•na′tion n.
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chlorinated in Science

chlorinate

[klôr′ə-nāt′]
  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.
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