chlorination

English

Etymology

From chlorinate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌklɒ.ɹɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

chlorination (countable and uncountable, plural chlorinations)

  1. (chemistry) 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.
    Antonym: dechlorination
    Hypernym: halogenation
    Hyponyms: carbochlorination, dichlorination, electrochlorination, hydrochlorination, hyperchlorination, overchlorination, oxychlorination, perchlorination, photochlorination, prechlorination, sulfochlorination, perchlorination, underchlorination
    Coordinate terms: fluorination, bromination, iodination

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