chlorine

Senso (Inglese)

1. (uncountable, usually) A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
2. (countable, usually) A single atom of this element.
3. (countable, usually) A chlorine-based bleach or disinfectant.

Concetti

cloro

varechina

Cl

sinonimi

Cl

🆑

atomic number 17

chloration

Traduzioni

chlore

Chlor

cloro

cloro

chloor

clor

χλώριο

كلور

klor

clòr

Cl

chlorium

الكلور

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈklɔɹin/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1810 from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) + -ine.