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cl

  1. centiliter; centiliters.
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Cl

Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. chlorine.
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CL

  1. common law.
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cl.

  1. carload.
  2. claim.
  3. class.
  4. classification.
  5. clause.
  6. clearance.
  7. clerk.
  8. close.
  9. closet.
  10. cloth.
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C/L

  1. carload.
  2. carload lot.
  3. cash letter.
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c.l.

  1. carload.
  2. carload lot.
  3. center line.
  4. civil law.
  5. common law.
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Examples from the Web for cl

Historical Examples

  • Cl, of which approximately one-half is converted into hydrochloric acid.

    Researches on Cellulose

    C. F. Cross

  • Fares from London to Paris by Boulogne—1st class, 56s.; 2d cl.

    The South of France--East Half

    Charles Bertram Black

  • Broad: like c in come, curb; as, cl the back, cridhe the heart.

  • Sleamhnuich to slide, cl the back—cl-sleamhnuich to back-slide.

  • The 'Cl's' are always gentle and lovely girls you would die for!

British Dictionary definitions for cl

cl1

symbol for
  1. centilitre
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cl2

the internet domain name for
  1. Chile
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Cl

the chemical symbol for
  1. chlorine
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CL

abbreviation for
  1. Sri Lanka (international car registration)
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Word Origin

from Ceylon
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cl in Medicine

Cl

  1. The symbol for the elementchlorine
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CL

(sē-ĕl)
n.
  1. A bipolar lead of an electrocardiograph that has electrodes attached to chest and left arm.
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cl in Science

cl

  1. Abbreviation of centiliter
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Cl

  1. The symbol for chlorine.
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chlorine

[klôr′ēn′]
Cl
  1. A greenish-yellow, gaseous element of the halogen group that can combine with most other elements and is found chiefly in combination with the alkali metals as chlorates and chlorides. Chlorine is highly irritating and poisonous. It is used in purifying water, as a disinfectant and bleach, and in the manufacture of numerous chemical compounds. Atomic number 17; atomic weight 35.453; freezing point -100.98°C; boiling point -34.6°C; specific gravity 1.56 (-33.6°C); valence 1, 3, 5, 7. See Periodic Table. See Note at chlorophyll.
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