chlorinated

English

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Verb

chlorinated

1. simple past and past participle of chlorinate

Adjective

chlorinated (comparative more chlorinated, superlative most chlorinated)

1. (chemistry, of water) that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
   • 2024 November 24, Chris Boyette, “Investigators release update on BioLab chemical plant fire probe”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The warehouse that caught fire contained 99% trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCCA) – used to make chlorinated tablets to control bacteria and algae – and 99% dichloroisocyanuric acid (DCCA), which is used to make swimming pool shock – a treatment used to help break down contaminants.

Derived terms

• chlorinated lime
• dichlorinated
• heptachlorinated
• hyperchlorinated
• monochlorinated
• nonchlorinated
• organochlorinated
• overchlorinated
• polychlorinated
• polychlorinated biphenyl
• sulphochlorinated
• tetrachlorinated
• trichlorinated
• unchlorinated
• underchlorinated