Chlorine Meaning in English

word

US

ˈkɫɔɹin

KLOR-een

UK

klˈɔːɹiːn

kl-AW-reen

التعريف

Chlorine is a greenish-yellow chemical element often used to disinfect water, especially in swimming pools and drinking water, and also in making cleaning products.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mainly used in scientific and household contexts. Common collocations: 'chlorine smell', 'chlorine bleach', 'chlorine tablets'. Not used for table salt; use 'sodium chloride' for that.

• Spanish: cloro
• Portuguese (BR): cloro
• Portuguese (PT): cloro
• Chinese (Simplified): 氯
• Chinese (Traditional): 氯
• Hindi: क्लोरीन
• Arabic: كلور
• Bengali: ক্লোরিন
• Russian: хлор
• Japanese: 塩素
• Vietnamese: clo
• Korean: 염소
• Turkish: klor
• Urdu: کلورین
• Indonesian: klorin

جمل نموذجية

The pool smells like chlorine.

basic

We use chlorine to keep the water clean.

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Too much chlorine can hurt your eyes.

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Some people are sensitive to chlorine in tap water.

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If you swim a lot, you'll get used to the chlorine smell.

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Our company sells chlorine tablets for home pools.

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