chlorinated

Variant of chlorinate

chlorinate definition

chlo·ri·nate (klôr′ə nāt′)

transitive verb chlorinated -·nat′ed, chlorinating -·nat′·ing

to treat or combine (a substance) with chlorine; esp., to pass chlorine into (water or sewage) for purification

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