chlorine

noun/ˈklɔrin/

Frequency rank: #8,281 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a greenish-yellow chemical element used to disinfect water and make cleaning products.

Illustration for the English word “chlorine”

Example sentence

The swimming pool smelled strongly of chlorine after the staff added more chemicals to the water.

Synonyms & related words

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