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chlorination
CIDE DICTIONARY
chlorination, n.
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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chlorination, n.
1 the treatment of water with chlorine to disinfect it.
2 Chem. a reaction in which chlorine is introduced into a compound.
1 the treatment of water with chlorine to disinfect it.
2 Chem. a reaction in which chlorine is introduced into a compound.
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