Meanings
nounchlorination (countable and uncountable, plural chlorinations)
plural chlorinations
- countableuncountablechemistryThe 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe 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.
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
- Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
- Englishchlorine
- Englishchlorinate
- Englishchlorination
From chlorinate + -ion.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan cloració
- cloracióchlorination
Czech chlorace
- chloracechlorination
Hungarian klórozás
- klórozáschlorination
Italian clorazione
- clorazionechlorination
Turkish klorlama
- klorlamachlorination
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with chlorination
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
chlorination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorination
MLA
“chlorination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorination. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chlorination,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorination.
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