chlorinate

From chlorine +‎ -ate.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈklɒ.ɹɪ.neɪt/

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chlorinate (third-person singular simple present chlorinates, present participle chlorinating, simple past and past participle chlorinated)

1. (transitive, chemistry) To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).

• ectorhinal, trachelion