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Chlorination

Chloˊri-na′tion

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Noun.
The act or process of subjecting anything to the action of chlorine; especially, a process for the extraction of gold by exposure of the auriferous material to chlorine gas.

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chlorination

chlorination

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chlorination (countable and uncountable, plural chlorinations)

  1. (chemistry) The act or process of chlorinating something; especially, the addition of chlorine to water to purify it, and a process for the extraction of gold by exposure of the auriferous material to chlorine gas.

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