Chlorine
Definition of Chlorine
Chlo´rine
n.
1.
(Chem.)
One of the
elementary
substances
,
commonly
isolated
as a
greenish
yellow
gas
, two and one
half
times
as
heavy
as
air
, of an
intensely
disagreeable
suffocating
odor
, and
exceedingly
poisonous
. It is
abundant
in
nature
, the most
important
compound
being
common
salt
(
Sodium
chloride
). It is
powerful
oxidizing
,
bleaching
, and
disinfecting
agent
.
Symbol
Cl.
Atomic
weight
, 35.4.
Chlorine family
the
elements
fluorine
,
chlorine
,
bromine
, and
iodine
,
called
the
halogens
, and
classed
together
from their
common
peculiarities
.
Related Words
atomic
number
17
,
chemical
element
,
chlorinate
,
Cl
,
common
salt
,
element
,
gas
,
halogen
,
radiochlorine
,
sodium
chloride
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