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noun

chlorine

a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)

In a sentence

Six example sentences with chlorine, each labelled with its topic.

  • Swimmers rinse immediately after practice because chlorine leaves hair brittle and skin itching by the evening.

    Fitness

  • Guests complained that the hotel pool smelled of chlorine so strongly that goggles fogged and eyes watered within ten minutes.

    Travel

  • The treatment plant adds chlorine at the last stage, killing bacteria before anything reaches the taps downstream.

    Environment

  • Davy proved in 1810 that chlorine was an element rather than a compound, and named it for its pale green color.

    Science

  • Hospital cleaners rely on chlorine bleach because it kills the spores that alcohol wipes leave untouched.

    Medicine

  • About a third of all chlorine produced goes into plastic pipe, the white PVC that carries water beneath every new street.

    Technology

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