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Chlorine   /klˈɔrin/   Listen
Chlorine

noun
1.
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).  Synonyms: atomic number 17, Cl.



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"Chlorine" Quotes from Famous Books



... and become fewer. At first it connoted the attributes, of combining with an alkali to form a neutral substance (called a salt); being compounded of a base and oxygen; causticity to the taste and touch; fluidity, etc. The true analysis of muriatic acid, into chlorine and hydrogen, caused the second property, composition from a base and oxygen, to be excluded from the connotation. The same discovery fixed the attention of chemists upon hydrogen as an important element in acids; and more recent discoveries having ...
— A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive • John Stuart Mill

... this way and that, on an eager scent. His insignificant head, pale as chlorine, hops centrally about in the cushioning collar of a greatcoat that is much too heavy and big for him. His chin is pointed, and his upper teeth protrude. A wrinkle round his mouth is so deep with dirt that it ...
— Under Fire - The Story of a Squad • Henri Barbusse



Words linked to "Chlorine" :   gas, chlorinate, common salt, halogen, element, chemical element, sodium chloride



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