Word Type

Noun

The word "chlorine" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

swimming pool

Capable Of

clear up dirty pool water liquid or gas

Derived Terms

Clorox acetachlor antichlor antichlore antichlorine chlor chloral chlorane chlorian chloric chloride chlorinate chlorination chlorine dioxide chlorine fluoride chlorine monofluoride chlorine oxide chlorine pentafluoride chlorine trifluoride chlorine water chlorine-35 chlorine-36 chlorine-37 chlorineless chlorinelike chloriney chloriniferous chlorinise chlorinity chlorinize chlorinolysis chlorinous chlorite chloro chloroid chlorous chloruret dichlorine nonchlorine organochlorine radiochlorine

Has Property

poisonous

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

chemical element element gas halogen

Type Of (IsA)

chemical element gas halogen irritant non metallic element oxidizer respiratory irritant

Receives Action

added to water to protect humans

Related Terms

carnallite chlorate chlorurated halite sylvite

Related Terms

atom atomic number bleach carnallite chemical chlorate chlorurated cleaning cleaning pools disinfectant gas green green gas halite pool pool chemical pool disinfectant pool sanitizing pools sanitizing sylvite

Synonym Network

e925

Used For

disinfect water sanitize swimming pools

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.