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chlorine (n.)
nonmetallic element, the name coined 1810 by English chemist Sir Humphry Davy from Latinized form of Greek khlōros "pale green" (from PIE root *ghel- (2) "to shine," with derivatives denoting "green" and "yellow") + chemical suffix -ine (2). Named for its color. Discovered 1774, but known at first as oxymuriatic acid gas, or dephlogisticated marine acid.
updated on May 28, 2019
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Dictionary entries near chlorine
chlorate
chloric
chloride
chlorinate
chlorination
chlorine
chloro-
chlorofluorocarbon
chloroform
chlorophyll
chloroplast