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postchlorination

postchlorination noun: the addition of chlorine to the treated water right before it is distributed.

Noun

postchlorination (uncountable)

  1. The addition of chlorine to the treated water right before it is distributed.
    Antonyms:
    prechlorination

Adjective

postchlorination (not comparable)

  1. After chlorination.
    Antonyms:
    prechlorination

Antonyms of postchlorination

Origin of postchlorination

From post- + chlorination.

Questions about postchlorination

What does postchlorination mean?
Postchlorination means the addition of chlorine to the treated water right before it is distributed.
What part of speech is postchlorination?
Postchlorination can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near postchlorination in the dictionary

  1. postchaperonin
  2. postchemotherapeutic
  3. postchemotherapy
  4. postchiasmatic
  5. postchiasmic
  6. postchlorination
  7. postchoanal
  8. postcholecystectomy
  9. postchorus
  10. postchroming
  11. postcibal

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