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The addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds
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chlorination
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Wiktionary
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n. (context chemistry English) The act or process of chlorinate something; especially, the addition of chlorine to water to purify it, and a process for the extraction of gold by exposure of the auriferous material to chlorine gas.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1854, noun of action from chlorinate (v.).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chlorination \Chlo`ri*na"tion\, n. The act or process of subjecting anything to the action of chlorine; especially, a process for the extraction of gold by exposure of the auriferous material to chlorine gas.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Chlorination may refer to: Chlorination reaction , a halogenation reaction using chlorine Water chlorination , a method of water treatment
Usage examples of chlorination.
Very interesting geology, with chlorination weathering as well as oxidation playing a role.
There's an access panel in the wall, underneath the stairs, for regulating the pool's water supply, chlorination, all that stuff.
There were the filters, and the chlorination apparatus, and the well-equipped small laboratory for tests of the water's purity.