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1. chlorine
   (Cl) Type: Term Pronunciation: klōr′ēn Definitions: 1. A greenish, toxic, gaseous element; atomic no. 17, atomic wt. 35.4527; a halogen used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent in the form of hypochlorite or of chlorine water, because of its oxidizing power. 2. The molecular form of chlorine (1), Cl₂ ...
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2. chlorine
   [n] - a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens
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3. Chlorine
   [pronounce: klor-een ] A chemical added to water to kill bacteria.
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4. Chlorine
   A greenish yellow gas and second in the halogen group. It has an irritating smell and a destructive effect on the respiratory system. It is a powerful oxidising agent. It was first used to purify water by William Cruikshank in 1800. Symbol Cl
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5. Chlorine
   In its 'normal' state, chlorine is a greenish yellow gas, but at -34°C it turns to a liquid. It is the eleventh most common element in the earth's crust and is widespread in nature. Chlorine is a key building block of modern chemistry and used in three principal ways: direct use (e.g. to disinfect ...
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6. Chlorine
   CAS Number: 7782-50-5. A halogen element that is isolated as a heavy, greenish-yellow gas of pungent odor. It is used especially as a bleach, oxidizing agent, and disinfectant in water purification. Chemical formula = Cl2. Molecular weight = 70.90 g/mol.
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7. Chlorine
   (also Known As Sodium Hypochlorite, Hypochlorite, Chlorine Dioxide, Sodium Dichloroixocyanurate, Hydrogen Chloride, Hydrochloric Acid) Powerful irritant. Can be fatal upon inhalation. Causes the most household poisonings in the U.S., and ranks first in industrial injuries and deaths.There is growing...
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8. Chlorine
   Swimming pool chemistry: A member of the halogen family of sanitizers, it's use in swimming pools is in the elemental form of a gas, or as a liquid, granular or tablet compound. When added to water it acts as an oxidizer, sanitizer, disinfectant and all around biocidal agent.
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9. chlorine
   chemical element: atomic number 17 Category: Chemistry
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10. Chlorine
    Chlo'rine noun [ Greek ... pale green, greenish yellow. So named from its color. See Yellow .] (Chemistry) One of the elementary substances, commonly isolated as a greenish yellow gas, two and one half times as heavy as air, of an intensely d...
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11. chlorine
    <chemical> Chlorine. A greenish-yellow, diatomic gas that is a member of the halogen family of elements. It has the atomic symbol cl, atomic number 17, and atomic weight 70.906. It is a powerful irritant that can cause fatal pulmonary oedema. Chlorine is used in manufacturing, as a reagent in ...
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12. chlorine
    Cl noun 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)
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13. chlorine
    (Cl) (klor´ēn) a gaseous chemical element, atomic number 17, atomic weight 35.453. It is a disinfectant, decolorizer, and irritant poison. It is used for disinfecting, fumigating, and bleaching, either in an aqueous solution or in the form of chlorinated lime.
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14. 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 oxidizin...
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15. chlorine
    chemical element, second lightest member of the halogen elements, or Group 17 (Group VIIa) of the periodic table.[28 related articles]
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16. chlorine
    chlorine (klōr'ēn, klôr'–) [Gr.,=green], gaseous chemical element; symbol Cl; at. no. 17; at. wt. 35.453; m.p. -100.98°C; b.p. -34.6°C; density 3.2 grams per liter at STP; valence -1, +1, +3, +5, +7. Chlorine is a greenish-yellow poisonous gas with a disagreea...
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17. Chlorine
    Chlorine is a gaseous element with the symbol Cl.Chlorine was discovered by Scheele in 1774, who named it dephlogisticated marine acid. It was afterwards proved by Davy to be a simple body, and from its peculiar yellowish-green colour the appellation of chlorine (from the Greek chloros, yellowish-green) was given to it.
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18. chlorine
    Greenish-yellow, gaseous, non-metallic element with a pungent odour, atomic number 17, relative atomic mass 35.453. It is a member of the halogen group and is widely distributed, in combination with the alkali metals, as chlorides. Chlorine was discovered in 1774 by the German chemist Karl Scheele, but English chemist Humphry Davy first pro...
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19. Chlorine
    (Cl2) in the stratosphere, atomic (radical) chlorine is very destructive because it depletes the greatly needed ozone layer which protects the earth from ultraviolet radiation from the sun. in the Antarctic stratosphere, molecular chlorine along with nitric acid are formed by the reaction of hydrogen chloride and chlorine nitrate...
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20. chlorine
    A chemical used in manufacturing, as a bleach, and to kill bacteria and other organisms in water.
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21. Chlorine
    `Chlorine` ( ; from ) is the chemical element with atomic number 17 and symbol `Cl`. It is a halogen, found in the periodic table in group 17. As the chloride ion, which is part of common salt and other compounds, it is abundant in nature and necessary to most forms of life, including humans. Chlori...
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