chlorine
/ˈklɔɹin/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.43 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "When TCCA touches a small amount of water and doesn’t dissolve, “it can experience a chemical reaction, generating heat and causing the decomposition of the chemical, which in turn produces toxic chlorine gas and can produce explosive nitrogen trichloride,” a 2023 report by the CSB said."
- "The mechanism involved in the explosive reaction between swimming pool chlorine (calcium hypochlorite) and brake fluid (polyethylene glycol), a possible improvised explosive mixture, has been studied by means of the gaseous products produced."
- "Chlorines are useful for disinfecting water and for housekeeping disinfectants."
- "Of the chemical solutions, chlorine tablets will kill many pathogens, but not some parasites like giardia and amoebic cysts."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃rós Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English chlorine Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1810 from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) + -ine.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: χλωρός
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈklɔɹin/
- British English: /ˈklɔːɹiːn/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.