כלור

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כלור

Where it comes from

Likely via German Chlor or French chlore, from English chlorine, itself derived from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) + -ine.

Compare also Yiddish כלאָר (khlor), Polish chlor and Russian хлор (xlor) for the phonetic influence.

noun כְּלוֹר · klór

chlorine (a toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17)

In English

chlorine chemical element

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"כלור." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

כלור. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A8

Chicago

"כלור." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A8.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {כלור},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}