cl
centiliter; centiliters.
cl
1 American
Cl
2
American
Symbol, Chemistry.
CL
3
American
cl.
4
American
abbreviation
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carload.
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claim.
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class.
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classification.
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clause.
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clearance.
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clerk.
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close.
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closet.
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cloth.
C/L
5
American
c.l.
6
American
abbreviation
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carload.
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carload lot.
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center line.
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civil law.
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common law.
cl
1
British
abbreviation
Cl
2
British
symbol
cl
3
British
symbol
CL
4
British
abbreviation
cl
Scientific
Etymology
Origin of CL
from Ceylon
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Taiwo Awoniyi, who left Liverpool in 2021 without making a competitive appearance, hit the winner from cl ose range after his initial attempt came back off a post.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2022
Coconut water is being sold by luxury brands, at up to US$7 for 33 cl, about the same price as basic champagne.
From Time ● Nov. 28, 2016
Axford saved 42 straight to cl ose the season and converted 70 of 75 regular-season opportunities after taking over the role from Trevor Hoffman last May.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2011
I watch him so cl ose, I begin to feel a lightening in the head.
From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker
In Trust.—Cr. 8vo. 1s. bds.; 1s. 6d. cl.
From France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 by William Henry Hurlbert
A second bottled water station which will also be open until 21:00 is open at Meadway Sports Centre, Conwy Cl, Reading RG30 4BZ.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2024
What is the percent composition of Cl in terms of these two isotopes?
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Now each Cl atom has seven electrons and the Br atom has seven electrons.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
HClO3 is stronger than HBrO3; Cl is more electronegative than Br.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
They indicate hydrogen by the letter H. O always means oxygen to the chemist; C means carbon; and Cl means chlorine, the poison gas so much used in the World War.
From Common Science by John W. (John Woodside) Ritchie
Colgate-Palmolive CL 1.60%increase; up pointing triangle said profit and sales climbed in the recent quarter, boosted by higher volumes and prices despite ongoing uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Pappas, the global head of AI for Colgate-Palmolive CL -2.06%decrease; red down pointing triangle , a 220-year-old consumer-products company, quickly interjected, pointing out that the agency was using an older tool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
They highlighted too many games and events, too much workload, complexity and financial imbalance and said: "Back to the roots, undo new CL format."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024
CL: And what can you tell us about the new novel?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024
CL 475/19—the number was printed on the spine—was called Dozmary: The Story of Cornwall’s Oldest Mine.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
Glover’s piece was blasted on Twitter by constitutional scholars—here is a tweetstorm by Josh Chafetz—pointing out that “this proposal has a big Article I, sec. 5, cl. 3 problem.”
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2019
Cr. 8vo, cl. extra, 4s. 6d.; post 8vo, illustrated boards, 2s.
From The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies by Sir Walter Besant
"Secret Out" Series, The: Cr. 8vo, cl. ex.,
From The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies by Sir Walter Besant
Gardening Books: Post 8vo, 1s. each; cl. limp, 1s. 6d. each.
From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Grant Allen
Crown 8vo, cl. ex., 5s.; post 8vo, illustrated boards, 2s.
From The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies by Sir Walter Besant
Enter Vardos, old follower of Prince Basillio, c.l., carrying basket, covered by lid or napkin.
From The Ghost Breaker A Melodramatic Farce in Four Acts by Paul Dickey
Walnut. p.r., pith rays; c.l., concentric lines; v, vessels or pores; su. w., summer wood; sp. w., spring wood.
From Wood and Forest by William Noyes
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