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CHLORINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("chlorination" is a kind of...):
disinfection (treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms)
Derivation:
chlorinate (disinfect with chlorine)
chlorinate (treat or combine with chlorine)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("chlorination" is a kind of...):
chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chlorination"):
prechlorination (chlorination prior to another chemical process)
Derivation:
chlorinate (treat or combine with chlorine)
