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chlorine
noun(chlo-rine)
a halogen element that is isolated as a heavy greenish-yellow diatomic gas of pungent odor and is used especially as a bleach, oxidizing agent, and disinfectant in water purification
chlorine
noun(chlo-rine)
a heavy reddish-yellow gas ClO2 used especially as a bleach and disinfectant
chlorine
noun(chlo-rine)
a reactive monovalent radical ClO that plays a major role in stratospheric ozone depletion

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