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underchlorinated

underchlorinated adjective: containing too little chlorine.

Adjective

underchlorinated (comparative more underchlorinated, superlative most underchlorinated)

  1. Containing too little chlorine.
    • Swimmer's ear is commonly seen as a result of underchlorinated swimming pools and macerated skin of the auditory canal.2011, HIV/AIDS in the Post-HAART Era

Forms of underchlorinated

comparativemore underchlorinated
superlativemost underchlorinated

Origin of underchlorinated

From under- + chlorinated.

Questions about underchlorinated

What does underchlorinated mean?
Underchlorinated means containing too little chlorine.
What part of speech is underchlorinated?
Underchlorinated is an adjective.

Words near underchlorinated in the dictionary

  1. underchiefs
  2. underchieftain
  3. underchieftains
  4. underchin
  5. underchins
  6. underchlorinated
  7. underchlorination
  8. underchoreographed
  9. underchurched
  10. undercitation
  11. undercited

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