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
symbol
cl
2
British
symbol
cl
3
British
abbreviation
CL
4
British
abbreviation
cl
Scientific
Etymology
Origin of CL
from Ceylon
Example Sentences
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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
From loop lp6 the large intestine, il, extends, with gradually increasing caliber, to the cloaca, cl, a distance of 10 to 15 mm.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by C. M. Reese
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
Each Cl atom now has seven electrons assigned to it, and the I atom has eight.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
P, I, Cl, and O would form anions because they are nonmetals.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Two of the valence electrons in the HCl molecule are shared, and the other six are located on the Cl atom as lone pairs of electrons.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Erdmann, and Kuno Fischer, the following are especially worthy of attention: Cl.
From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Richard Falckenberg
Big-name American consumer brands from Kraft Heinz to Colgate-Palmolive CL 0.29%increase; up pointing triangle are delivering solid growth lately—outside the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Colgate-Palmolive CL -2.02%decrease; down pointing triangle recorded higher sales in the second quarter, despite a choppy consumer environment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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: Everyone advises writers to let reviews have no effect, but I agree that pretending not to care is the most that most of us can manage.
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
Four Vols. demy 8vo, cloth extra, 12s. each.—Also a Popular Edition, in Four Vols. cr. 8vo, cl. extra, 6s. each.
From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Grant Allen
New and Cheaper Ed., cr. 8vo, cl. ex., 7s. 6d.
From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Grant Allen
"Secret Out" Series, The: Cr. 8vo, cl. ex.,
From The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies by Sir Walter Besant
Cr. 8vo, cl. ex., 3s. 6d. each; post 8vo, illust. bds., 2s. each; cl. limp, 2s. 6d. each.
From The Ivory Gate, a new edition by Sir Walter Besant
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
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
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