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Definition of chlorine
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Chlorine
(n.) One of the
elementary
substances,
commonly
isolated
as a
greenish
yellow
gas, two and one half times as heavy as air, of an
intensely
disagreeable
suffocating
odor, and
exceedingly
poisonous.
It is
abundant
in
nature,
the most
important
compound
being
common
salt. It is
powerful
oxidizing,
bleaching,
and
disinfecting
agent.
Symbol
Cl.
Atomic
weight,
35.4..
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Chlorous
::
Chlorous
(a.) Of,
pertaining
to, or
derived
from,
chlorine;
-- said of those
compounds
of
chlorine
in which this
element
has a
valence
of
three,
the next lower than in
chloric
compounds;
as,
chlorous
acid,
HClO2..
Weldon''s Process
::
Weldon's
process
() A
process
for the
recovery
or
regeneration
of
manganese
dioxide
in the
manufacture
of
chlorine,
by means of milk of lime and the
oxygen
of the air; -- so
called
after the
inventor..
Sodalite
::
Sodalite
(n.) A
mineral
of a white to blue or gray
color,
occuring
commonly
in
dodecahedrons,
also
massive.
It is a
silicate
of
alumina
and soda with some
chlorine..
Chlorinate
::
Chlorinate
(v. t.) To
treat,
or cause to
combine,
with
chlorine..
Chloral
::
Chloral
(n.) A
colorless
oily
liquid,
CCl3.CHO,
of a
pungent
odor and harsh
taste,
obtained
by the
action
of
chlorine
upon
ordinary
or ethyl
alcohol..
Disinfectant
::
Disinfectant
(n.) That which
disinfects;
an agent for
removing
the
causes
of
infection,
as
chlorine..
Chlorhydrin
::
Chlorhydrin
(n.) One of a class of
compounds
formed
from
certain
polybasic
alcohols
(and
especially
glycerin)
by the
substitution
of
chlorine
for one or more
hydroxyl
groups.
Chlorpicrin
::
Chlorpicrin
(n.) A
heavy,
colorless
liquid,
CCl3.NO2,
of a
strong
pungent
odor,
obtained
by
subjecting
picric
acid to the
action
of
chlorine..
Persulphocyanogen
::
Persulphocyanogen
(n.) An
orange-yellow
substance,
produced
by the
action
of
chlorine
or
boiling
dilute
nitric
acid and
sulphocyanate
of
potassium;
--
called
also
pseudosulphocyanogen,
perthiocyanogen,
and
formerly
sulphocyanogen..
Valence
::
Valence
(n.) The
degree
of
combining
power of an atom (or
radical)
as shown by the
number
of atoms of
hydrogen
(or of other
monads,
as
chlorine,
sodium,
etc.) with which it will
combine,
or for which it can be
substituted,
or with which it can be
compared;
thus, an atom of
hydrogen
is a
monad,
and has a
valence
of one; the atoms of
oxygen,
nitrogen,
and
carbon
are
respectively
dyads,
triads,
and
tetrads,
and have a
valence
respectively
of two,
three,
and
four..
Bromine
::
Bromine
(n.) One of the
elements,
related
in its
chemical
qualities
to
chlorine
and
iodine.
Atomic
weight
79.8.
Symbol
Br. It is a deep
reddish
brown
liquid
of a very
disagreeable
odor,
emitting
a
brownish
vapor at the
ordinary
temperature.
In
combination
it is found in
minute
quantities
in sea
water,
and in many
saline
springs.
It
occurs
also in the
mineral
bromyrite..
Perchloride
::
Perchloride
(n.) A
chloride
having
a
higher
proportion
of
chlorine
than any other
chloride
of the same
substance
or
series.
Elayl
::
Elayl (n.)
Olefiant
gas or
ethylene;
-- so
called
by
Berzelius
from its
forming
an oil
combining
with
chlorine.
[Written
also
elayle.]
See
Ethylene.
Hydrochloric
::
Hydrochloric
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
compounded
of,
chlorine
and
hydrogen
gas; as,
hydrochloric
acid;
chlorhydric..
Chlorous
::
Chlorous
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
resembling,
the
electro-negative
character
of
chlorine;
hence,
electro-negative;
--
opposed
to
basylous
or
zincous..
Homology
::
Homology
(n.) The
correspondence
or
resemblance
of
substances
belonging
to the same type or
series;
a
similarity
of
composition
varying
by a
small,
regular
difference,
and
usually
attended
by a
regular
variation
in
physical
properties;
as, there is an
homology
between
methane,
CH4,
ethane,
C2H6,
propane,
C3H8, etc., all
members
of the
paraffin
series.
In an
extended
sense,
the term is
applied
to the
relation
between
chemical
elements
of the same
group;
as,
chlorine,
bromine,
and
iodine
are said
Bichloride
::
Bichloride
(n.) A
compound
consisting
of two atoms of
chlorine
with one or more atoms of
another
element;
--
called
also
dichloride.
Bromoform
::
Bromoform
(n.) A
colorless
liquid,
CHBr3,
having
an
agreeable
odor and
sweetish
taste.
It is
produced
by the
simultaneous
action
of
bromine
and
caustic
potash
upon wood
spirit,
alcohol,
or
acetone,
as also by
certain
other
reactions.
In
composition
it is the same as
chloroform,
with the
substitution
of
bromine
for
chlorine.
It is
somewhat
similar
to
chloroform
in its
effects..
Polychloride
::
Polychloride
(n.) A
chloride
containing
more than one atom of
chlorine
in the
molecule.
Chloro-
::
Chloro-
() A
prefix
denoting
that
chlorine
is an
ingredient
in the
substance
named.
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