chlorinate

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chlorinate

/ˈklɒ.ɹɪ.neɪt/ UK

verb chlorinates · chlorinating · chlorinated

transitive To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).

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verb to add chlorine to

Español	clorinar
Français	chlorer
Deutsch	chlorieren
Italiano	clorurare
Русский	хлори́ровать xlorírovatʹ
العربية	كلور kalwara

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@misc{chlorinate_2026,
  title = {chlorinate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chlorinate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}