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chlo·ri·nate
(klôr′ə-nāt′)tr.v. chlo·ri·nat·ed, chlo·ri·nat·ing, chlo·ri·nates
To treat or combine with chlorine or a chlorine compound.
chlo′ri·na′tion n.
chlo′ri·na′tor n.
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chlorinate
(ˈklɔːrɪˌneɪt)vb (tr)
1. (Chemistry) to combine or treat (a substance) with chlorine
2. (Chemistry) to disinfect (water) with chlorine
ˌchlorinˈation n
ˈchlorinˌator n
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chlo•ri•nate
(ˈklɔr əˌneɪt, ˈkloʊr-)v.t. -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
a. to combine or treat with chlorine, esp. for disinfecting.
b. to introduce chlorine atoms into (an organic compound) by addition or substitution.
[1855–60]
chlo`ri•na′tion, n.
chlo′ri•na`tor, n.
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chlo·ri·nate
(klôr′ə-nāt′) To add chlorine or one of its compounds to a substance. Water and sewage are chlorinated to be disinfected, and paper pulp is chlorinated to be bleached.
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chlorinate
Past participle: chlorinated
Gerund: chlorinating
| Imperative |
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| chlorinate |
| chlorinate |
| Present |
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| I chlorinate |
| you chlorinate |
| he/she/it chlorinates |
| we chlorinate |
| you chlorinate |
| they chlorinate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I chlorinated |
| you chlorinated |
| he/she/it chlorinated |
| we chlorinated |
| you chlorinated |
| they chlorinated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am chlorinating |
| you are chlorinating |
| he/she/it is chlorinating |
| we are chlorinating |
| you are chlorinating |
| they are chlorinating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have chlorinated |
| you have chlorinated |
| he/she/it has chlorinated |
| we have chlorinated |
| you have chlorinated |
| they have chlorinated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was chlorinating |
| you were chlorinating |
| he/she/it was chlorinating |
| we were chlorinating |
| you were chlorinating |
| they were chlorinating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had chlorinated |
| you had chlorinated |
| he/she/it had chlorinated |
| we had chlorinated |
| you had chlorinated |
| they had chlorinated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will chlorinate |
| you will chlorinate |
| he/she/it will chlorinate |
| we will chlorinate |
| you will chlorinate |
| they will chlorinate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have chlorinated |
| you will have chlorinated |
| he/she/it will have chlorinated |
| we will have chlorinated |
| you will have chlorinated |
| they will have chlorinated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be chlorinating |
| you will be chlorinating |
| he/she/it will be chlorinating |
| we will be chlorinating |
| you will be chlorinating |
| they will be chlorinating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been chlorinating |
| you have been chlorinating |
| he/she/it has been chlorinating |
| we have been chlorinating |
| you have been chlorinating |
| they have been chlorinating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been chlorinating |
| you will have been chlorinating |
| he/she/it will have been chlorinating |
| we will have been chlorinating |
| you will have been chlorinating |
| they will have been chlorinating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been chlorinating |
| you had been chlorinating |
| he/she/it had been chlorinating |
| we had been chlorinating |
| you had been chlorinating |
| they had been chlorinating |
| Conditional |
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| I would chlorinate |
| you would chlorinate |
| he/she/it would chlorinate |
| we would chlorinate |
| you would chlorinate |
| they would chlorinate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have chlorinated |
| you would have chlorinated |
| he/she/it would have chlorinated |
| we would have chlorinated |
| you would have chlorinated |
| they would have chlorinated |
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Verb 1. chlorinate - treat or combine with chlorine; "chlorinated water"
2. chlorinate - disinfect with chlorine; "chlorinate a pool"
disinfect - destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound"
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Translations
clorare clorurare
klorera
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chlorinate
vt water → chloren
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