chlorination

From chlorinate + -ion.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌklɒ.ɹɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

chlorination (countable and uncountable, plural chlorinations)

1. (chemistry) The act or process of chlorinating something; especially, the addition of chlorine to water to purify it, and a process for the extraction of gold by exposure of the auriferous material to chlorine gas.

   Antonym: dechlorination

   Hypernym: halogenation

   Hyponyms: carbochlorination, dichlorination, electrochlorination, hydrochlorination, hyperchlorination, overchlorination, oxychlorination, perchlorination, photochlorination, prechlorination, sulfochlorination, perchlorination, underchlorination

   Coordinate terms: fluorination, bromination, iodination