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chlorinate
[ klawr-uh-neyt, klohr- ]
verb (used with object)
- Chemistry.
- to disinfect (water) by means of chlorine.
- Metallurgy. to treat (a gold ore) with chlorine gas in order that the gold may be removed as a soluble chloride.
chlorinate
/ ˈɔːɪˌԱɪ /
verb
- to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
- to disinfect (water) with chlorine
chlorinate
/ ô′ə-′ /
- To add chlorine or one of its compounds to a substance. Water and sewage are chlorinated to be disinfected, and paper pulp is chlorinated to be bleached.
Derived Forms
- ˌǰˈپDz, noun
- ˈǰˌٴǰ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- r·ԲtDz noun
- ۾·Բtǰ noun
- hyper·r·ԲtDz noun
- Dzc··ԲtDz adjective
- ܲ·۾·Բe adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of chlorinate1
Example Sentences
As long arcs of chlorinated water rained down onto his parents’ and neighbors’ roofs and yards, he resolved to stand his ground until the last moment:
DB, a slacker pool cleaner with eyes the same cerulean shade as the chlorinated body of water he tends to with an almost religious ecstasy.
It was the end-of-school pool party—at Max’s pool, of course—and Max felt that glow that comes from spending a full day in sunshine and chlorinated water.
POPs include chlorinated hydrocarbons and flame retardants, and can accumulate in animals' fat stores as the contaminants move up the food chain though a process called biomagnification.
Park officials are collecting more sampling to figure out the source of the bacteria and are also chlorinating water in the area again.
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