chloor

See also: chloor-

Afrikaans

Chemical element
Cl
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Pronunciation

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Noun

chloor (uncountable)

1. chlorine

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Dutch

Chemical element
Cl
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Next: argon (Ar)

Etymology

Borrowed from French chlore, formed from English chlorine, which was coined by Humphry Davy based on Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xloːr/

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• Hyphenation: chloor
• Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

chloor n (uncountable)

1. chlorine [from early 19th c.]

   Synonym: chlorine

Synonyms

• zeezoutstof
• zoutstof

Derived terms

• chloorgas
• chloorkalk
• chloorkip
• chloortablet
• chloorwater

Descendants

• Afrikaans: chloor
• → Papiamentu: chloor