Dictionary Definition
chlorinate
Verb
1 treat or combine with chlorine; "chlorinated
water"
2 disinfect with chlorine; "chlorinate a
pool"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
- transitive chemistry To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).
Translations
to add chlorine to
- French: chlorer
- Italian: clorurare
- Spanish: clorinar
Derived terms
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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