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chlorine

chlo·rine [ kláw rn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
chemical used to kill germs: a gaseous poisonous corrosive greenish yellow element of the halogen group that is highly reactive and is a product of the electrolysis of sodium chloride. Use: water purification, disinfectant.

[Early 19th century. < Greek khlōros "green"]
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