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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescloro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈklo.ɾo
"El agua de la piscina tiene mucho cloro."
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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."
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.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chlorine" is said worldwide
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chlore
Transliteration: klɔʁ
"L'eau de la piscine contient du chlore."
Chlor
Transliteration: kloːɐ̯
"Das Wasser im Schwimmbad riecht nach Chlor."
cloro
Transliteration: ˈklo.ro
"L'acqua della piscina è disinfettata con il cloro."
cloro
Transliteration: ˈklo.ɾo
"El agua de la piscina tiene mucho cloro."
cloro
Transliteration: ˈklɔ.ɾu
"Usamos cloro para limpar a piscina."
क्लोरिन
Transliteration: klorin
"पूल के पानी में क्लोरिन मिलाया जाता है।"
氯
Transliteration: lǜ
"游泳池的水里加了氯。"
염소
Transliteration: yeomso
"수영장 물 소독에는 염소가 쓰입니다."
塩素
Transliteration: enso
"プールの水には塩素が含まれています。"
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