perchlorinate

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verb

To chlorinate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of chlorine to.

OriginEnglish chlorinate ← Latin per- ← Proto-Italic *per →
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Meanings

verbperchlorinate (third-person singular simple present perchlorinates, present participle perchlorinating, simple past and past participle perchlorinated)

present singular third person perchlorinates · participle present perchlorinating · participle past perchlorinated · past perchlorinated

  1. chemistryTo chlorinate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of chlorine to.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Latinper-
  6. Englishper-
  7. Englishchlorinate
  8. Englishperchlorinate

From per- + chlorinate.

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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