Portuguese Meaning of chlorine

cloro

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Definitions and Meaning of chlorine in English

Wordnet

chlorine (n)

a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)

Webster

chlorine (n.)

One of the elementary substances, commonly isolated as a greenish yellow gas, two and one half times as heavy as air, of an intensely disagreeable suffocating odor, and exceedingly poisonous. It is abundant in nature, the most important compound being common salt. It is powerful oxidizing, bleaching, and disinfecting agent. Symbol Cl. Atomic weight, 35.4.

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cloro

a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and dis

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chlorination => Cloração, chlorinating => Cloretação, chlorinated lime => Cal virgem clorada, chlorinated => Clorado, chlorinate => Clorar,