Definition & Meaning of "chlorinate"in English

to chlorinate

disinfect with chlorine

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

Regular

Present tense

chlorinating

Past simple

chlorinated

Past participle

chlorinated

Examples

Workers chlorinate the pool every evening.

(chemistry) to add chlorine to a substance or introduce chlorine atoms into a compound

Specialized

Examples

The researchers chlorinated the hydrocarbon through substitution.

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chlorination

dechlorinate

chlorinate

chlorine

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