Chlorine Synonyms

klôrēn, -ĭn
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)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bleach
  2. cl
  3. disinfectant
  4. element
  5. halogen
  6. atomic number 17

Words Related to Chlorine

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. periodic-table
  2. ammonia
  3. bromine
  4. hydrogen-peroxide
  5. peroxide
  6. phenol
  7. formaldehyde
  8. methanol
  9. iodine
  10. solvent
  11. nitrobenzene
  12. chloride
  13. chloramine
  14. hydrochloric-acid
  15. acetonitrile
  16. acetone

Chlorine Sentence Examples

  • It is occasionally used as a chlorine carrier.

  • It combines directly with fluorine at Ordinary temperature, and with chlorine, bromine and sulphur on heating.

  • In the formation of gaseous hydrobromic acid from liquid bromine and gaseous hydrogen H2+Br2=HBr+HBr, in addition to the energy expended in decomposing the hydrogen and bromine molecules, energy is also expended in converting the liquid bromine into the gaseous condition, and probably less heat is developed by the combination of bromine and hydrogen than by the combination of chlorine and hydrogen, so that the amount of heat finally developed is much less than is developed in the formation of hydrochloric acid.

  • It is decomposed by chlorine.

  • It is the final product of burning bismuth in an excess of chlorine.

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