CHLORINATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("chlorination" is a kind of...):

disinfection (treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms)

Derivation:

chlorinate (disinfect with chlorine)

chlorinate (treat or combine with chlorine)

Meaning:

The addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("chlorination" is a kind of...):

chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chlorination"):

prechlorination (chlorination prior to another chemical process)

Derivation:

chlorinate (treat or combine with chlorine)