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# chlorine

noun (chlorine)

«chlorine» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Chlorine is a yellow-green poisonous gas with a strong smell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorine/#m1)
2. Chlorine is a chemical put into swimming pools and drinking water to kill germs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorine/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons chlorine is an element (symbol Cl); with sodium it makes salt (sodium chloride). In everyday life the «swimming pool smell» comes from chlorine; it can make eyes sting, so swimmers wear goggles. In safety lessons: never mix cleaning products like bleach, as they can release dangerous chlorine gas. Phrases: chlorine in the pool, chlorinated water.

### Examples

- The pool smells of chlorine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorine/#x1)
- Chlorine kills germs in the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorine/#x2)
- My eyes sting from the chlorine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorine/#x3)
- Wear goggles to protect your eyes from chlorine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorine/#x4)
- Table salt is made of sodium and chlorine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorine/#x5)
- Never mix bleach with other cleaners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorine/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable noun. Pronounced «KLOR-een». As a gas it is poisonous, but tiny amounts in water make it safe to drink and swim in. Salt contains chlorine joined with sodium, but salt is not poisonous — joined elements can behave very differently.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chlorine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorine/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chlorine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chlorine.html) on Mova free.