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 or German Chlor, formed from English chlorine, which was coined by Humphry Davy based on Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “light green”). Attested since 1846.

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
  • → Indonesian: klor
  • → Papiamentu: chloor
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