chlorinize

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verb

To chlorinate.

Scrabble 24

Meanings

verbchlorinize (third-person singular simple present chlorinizes, present participle chlorinizing, simple past and past participle chlorinized)

present singular third person chlorinizes · participle present chlorinizing · participle past chlorinized · past chlorinized · alternative chlorinise

  1. transitiveTo chlorinate.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  2. Englishchlorine
  3. Englishchlorinize

From chlorine + -ize.

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APA

chlorinize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorinize

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chlorinize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorinize.

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