chloor

See also: chloor-

Afrikaans
Chemical element
Cl
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Pronunciation
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Noun

chloor (uncountable)

  1. chlorine

Hypernyms

Dutch
Chemical element
Cl
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Etymology

Borrowed from French chlore, formed from English chlorine, which was coined by Humphry Davy based on Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xloːr/
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  • Hyphenation: chloor
  • Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

chloor n (uncountable)

  1. chlorine [from early 19th c.]
    Synonyms: chlorine, zeezoutstof, zoutstof

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: chloor
  • → Papiamentu: chloor
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