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chlorine dioxide

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
chlo-rine -diox-ide
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a reddish-yellow explosive gas, ClO₂, used as a water disinfectant and to bleach flour and wood pulp

Uncountable

Usage

Synonyms

E926 as a food additive

Questions

What does chlorine dioxide mean?
a reddish-yellow explosive gas, ClO₂, used as a water disinfectant and to bleach flour and wood pulp

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