Meanings
nounchlorine dioxide (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistrya reddish-yellow explosive gas, ClO₂, used as a water disinfectant and to bleach flour and wood pulp
Synonyms: E926 as a food additive
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna reddish-yellow explosive gas, ClO₂, used as a water disinfectant and to bleach flour and wood pulp
Similar
E926 as a food additive
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 二氧化氯
- 二氧化氯 (èryǎnghuàlǜ)gas ClO2
Czech oxid chloričitý
- oxid chloričitýgas ClO2
Estonian kloordioksiid
- kloordioksiidgas ClO2
Finnish klooridioksidi
- klooridioksidigas ClO2
German Chlordioxid
- Chlordioxidgas ClO2
Greek διοξειδικό χλώριο
- διοξειδικό χλώριο (dioxeidikó chlório)gas ClO2
Hungarian klór-dioxid
- klór-dioxidgas ClO2
Polish dwutlenek chloru
- dwutlenek chlorugas ClO2
Russian диокси́д хлóра
- диокси́д хлóра (dioksíd xlóra)gas ClO2
Swedish klordioxid
- klordioxidgas ClO2
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APA
chlorine dioxide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorine%20dioxide
MLA
“chlorine dioxide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorine%20dioxide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chlorine dioxide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorine%20dioxide.
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