noun
chlorine
KLOR-een/ˈklɔːriːn/
A greenish-yellow chemical element used in disinfectants and bleach.
The laboratory diagram shows chlorine as a greenish-yellow gas in a sealed container.
Etymology
“Pale green” supplies the identifying feature, while the chemical suffix marks a substance. The element familiar from water disinfection was named for its color.
In context
There's another technical hurdle worth explaining. Chlorine. Chlorine actually hides in a ton of different packaging in dyes, additives, adhesives. When plastic with chlorine gets into the reactor, the chlorine reacts with water and forms hydrogen chloride
More examples
- The disinfectant contains a compound of chlorine.
- Table salt contains sodium and chlorine in chemically combined form.
- The technician measures chlorine levels in the pool water.
Forms
chlorine
Similar words
- chloride
- Chloride is chlorine in a negatively charged ionic form, rather than elemental chlorine.