chlorination
/ˌklɒ.ɹɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
chlorination noun: the act or process of chlorinating 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.
Noun
chlorination (countable and uncountable, plural chlorinations)
- The act or process of chlorinating 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.
- Antonyms:
- dechlorination
chlorination meaning in Tamil, Marathi and Kannada
chlorination in Tamil
- பாசிகையூட்டுதல், குளோரினேற்றம், குளோரின் ஏற்றல், குளோரீனேற்றம்
chlorination in Marathi
- chlorination
- क्लोरिनीकरण klorinīkraṇ
chlorination in Kannada
- ಕ್ಲೋರೀನೀಕರಣ, ಸೋಡಿಯಮ್ ಹೈಪೊಕ್ಲೋರೈಟ್
Antonyms of chlorination
Forms of chlorination
| plural | chlorinations |
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Origin of chlorination
From chlorinate + -ion.
Words formed from chlorination
Words that rhyme with chlorination
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about chlorination
- What does chlorination mean?
- Chlorination means the act or process of chlorinating 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.
- What is chlorination in Tamil?
- Chlorination in Tamil is பாசிகையூட்டுதல், குளோரினேற்றம், குளோரின் ஏற்றல். See Chlorination meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is chlorination?
- Chlorination is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chlorination?
- Chlorination is pronounced /ˌklɒ.ɹɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of chlorination?
- The plural of chlorination is chlorinations.
Words near chlorination in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: chlorination (page history and authors); chlorination (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); chlorination (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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