chloor

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Afrikaans[edit]

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Chemical element
Cl
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Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

chloor (uncountable)

  1. chlorine

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Dutch[edit]

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Chemical element
Cl
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Next: argon (Ar)

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

chloor n (uncountable)

  1. chlorine [from early 19th c.]
    Synonyms: chlorine, zeezoutstof, zoutstof

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  • Afrikaans: chloor
  • Papiamentu: chloor