chlorine
/kˈlɔːɹin/KLAW-reen
/kˈlɔɹin/KLAW-reen
Meaningthe pale-green gas
Common meaning: a greenish toxic gas
- chlorpale greenLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 890 · scan
- ineadjective ending: of the nature of
Journey through time
- Greekχλωρός‘pale green’
- Englishchlorine‘a greenish toxic gas’ · today
chlor also in: chlorophyll
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek χλωρός ‘pale green’.
Roots
- χλωρός Greek “pale green”
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