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chlorinate

/ˈklɒ.ɹɪ.neɪt/

chlorinate verb: to add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).

Verb

chlorinate (third-person singular simple present chlorinates, present participle chlorinating, simple past and past participle chlorinated)

  1. (transitive) To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).

chlorinate meaning in Arabic

chlorinate in Arabic

to add chlorine to
كلور kalwara

Forms of chlorinate

third-person singular presentchlorinates
present participlechlorinating
past participlechlorinated
pastchlorinated

Origin of chlorinate

From chlorine + -ate.

Words formed from chlorinate

Questions about chlorinate

What does chlorinate mean?
Chlorinate means to add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).
What is chlorinate in Arabic?
Chlorinate in Arabic is كلور (kalwara). See Chlorinate meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is chlorinate?
Chlorinate is a verb.
How do you pronounce chlorinate?
Chlorinate is pronounced /ˈklɒ.ɹɪ.neɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of chlorinate?
The past tense of chlorinate is chlorinated.

Words near chlorinate in the dictionary

  1. chlorimides
  2. chlorimuron
  3. chlorin
  4. chlorinase
  5. chlorinases
  6. chlorinate
  7. chlorinated
  8. chlorinated lime
  9. chlorinates
  10. chlorinating
  11. chlorination

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