chlorinate

A verb meaning to treat or combine with chlorine, typically for disinfection or purification purposes.

• 🇵🇹Verbo que significa tratar ou combinar algo com cloro, geralmente para desinfecção ou purificação.

1. Treat or combine with chlorine C1 formal scientific

   To treat or combine a substance with chlorine, often used in chemical processes.

   • The factory chlorinates the water to remove impurities.
   • Chemists chlorinate certain compounds to create new materials.
   • The process chlorinates the solution to achieve the desired reaction.

   🇵🇹Clorar

2. Disinfect with chlorine B2 formal scientific

   To disinfect something, especially water, by adding chlorine to kill bacteria and other microorganisms.

   • Municipalities chlorinate drinking water to ensure it is safe.
   • Swimming pools are regularly chlorinated to prevent the spread of germs.
   • It is important to chlorinate the water supply after a flood.

   🇵🇹Clorar

• chlorinated past participle
• chlorinated past simple
• chlorinating present participle
• chlorinates third person singular