🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

염소

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yeomso

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Chlorine/ˈklɔː.riːn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"수영장 물 소독에는 염소가 쓰입니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A toxic, corrosive, greenish-yellow gaseous halogen element that is used widely for purifying water and as a bleaching agent.

    "The strong smell of chlorine filled the air around the indoor swimming pool."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Synonyms (2)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived in 1810 by English chemist Humphry Davy from the Greek word 'khlōros', meaning pale green, referring to the characteristic color of the gas. The suffix '-ine' was added to chemical elements to conform with standard nomenclature.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Chlorine"?

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Chlorine"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Chlorine" Synonym Map