(chemistry) The act or process of chlorinating something; especially, the addition of chlorine to water to purify it, and a process for the extraction of gold by exposure of the auriferous material to chlorine gas.

plural of chlorination

plural of chlorine (atoms of chlorine)

A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17. / (countable) A single atom of this element.

(chemistry) A quantitative measure of the amount of chlorine and other halides in water, especially in seawater

(transitive) To chlorinate.

Containing chlorine.

present participle of chlorinate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate

simple past tense and past participle of chlorinate