chlorinate

Questions

How do you pronounce chlorinate?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklɒ.ɹɪ.neɪt/.

What does chlorinate mean?

To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).

Where does chlorinate come from?

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 Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English chlorinate From chlorine + -ate.

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