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chlorinate

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈklɔːrɪneɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈklɔrəˌneɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(klôr′ə nāt′, klōr′-)

Inflections of 'chlorinate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

chlorinates: v 3rd person singular

chlorinating: v pres p

chlorinated: v past

chlorinated: v past p

chlo•ri•nate /ˈklɔrəˌneɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -nat•ed, -nat•ing.

Chemistryto treat (something, such as water) with chlorine, esp. for disinfecting:They chlorinated the swimming pool to disinfect it.

chlo•ri•na•tion /ˌklɔrəˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

chlo•ri•nate (klôr′ə nāt′, klōr′-),USA pronunciation v.t., -nat•ed, -nat•ing.

Chemistry
- to combine or treat with chlorine.
- to introduce chlorine atoms into an organic compound by an addition or substitution reaction.
Chemistryto disinfect (water) by means of chlorine.
Metallurgyto treat (a gold ore) with chlorine gas in order that the gold may be removed as a soluble chloride.

chlorine + -ate¹ 1855–60

chlo′ri•na′tion, n.
chlo′ri•na′tor, n.

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chlorinate /ˈklɔːrɪˌneɪt/ vb (transitive)

to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
to disinfect (water) with chlorine

ˌchlorinˈation n ˈchlorinˌator n

'chlorinate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

dechlorinate - dehydrochlorinate - perchlorinate

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