chlorine
A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
Other meanings
A single atom of this element.
A chlorine-based bleach or disinfectant.
A kind of
- chemical element
- gas
- halogen
Related words
- acetachlor
- chlorian
- chlorineless
- chlorinelike
- chloriney
- chlorinity
- chlorinolysis
- Clorox
- nonchlorine
- radiochlorine
- antichlorine
- chloral
Word history
From Ancient Greek "χλωρός" (pale green).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “chlorine” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.