chlorhexidine
— Noun
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～ a long-lasting liquid antiseptic; used by surgeons to wash their hands before performing surgery
chloric acid
— Noun
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～ (HClO3) a strong unstable acid with an acrid odor found in chlorate salts
chloride
— Noun
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～ any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion)
chloride
— Noun
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～ any compound containing a chlorine atom
calcium chloride
— Noun
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～ a deliquescent salt; used in de-icing and as a drying agent
chlorination
— Noun
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～ disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound
chlorination
— Noun
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～ the addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds
chlorine
— Noun
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～ a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)
chlorinity
— Noun
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～ a measure of the quantity of chlorine or other halides in water (especially seawater)
chloris
— Noun
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～ tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass
chlorite
— Noun
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～ a generally green or black mineral; it occurs as a constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat crystal
chloroacetophenone
— Noun
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～ a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer
chlorobenzene
— Noun
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～ a colorless volatile flammable liquid with an almond odor that is made from chlorine and benzene; used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and DDT and other organic compounds
chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile
— Noun
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～ a tear gas that is stronger than CN gas but wears off faster; can be deployed by grenades or cluster bombs; can cause skin burns and fatal pulmonary edema
Chlorococcales
— Noun
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～ unicellular green algae that reproduce by spores
Chlorococcum
— Noun
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～ type genus of Chlorococcales; unicellular green algae occurring singly or in a layer on soil or damp rock
chlorofluorocarbon
— Noun
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～ a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans; "the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone"
chloroform
— Noun
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～ a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic; "chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic"
chlorofucin
— Noun
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～ the chlorophyll present in brown algae, diatoms, and flagellates
chlorohydric acid
— Noun
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～ an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly corrosive acid