Cl uncommon us noun (2) adjective (1) noun 1. a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water) Synonymschlorineatomic number 17 2. a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter Synonymscentilitercentilitre adjective 1. being ten more than one hundred forty Synonymsone hundred fifty150 Similarcardinal Related words Word family chlorinate Broader terms metric capacity unitchemical elementgashalogen Narrower terms radiochlorine Parts decilitersodium chloride Part of milliliter WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
