noun.
The act or process of subjecting to the action of chlorin.
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noun.
The act or process of subjecting anything to the action of chlorine; especially, a process for the extraction of gold by exposure of the auriferous material to chlorine gas.
noun.
The act or process of chlorinating something; especially, the addition of chlorine to water to purify it, and a process for the extraction of gold by exposure of the auriferous material to chlorine gas.
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noun.
disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound
noun.
the addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds
Word Usage
"The natural water treatment potential was adopted long before chemical water treatment methods, such as chlorination and flocculation, were discovered and applied."