chlorinate

Thân thiện

The pool technician chlorinates the swimming pool.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To disinfect with chlorine: To add chlorine to something, typically water, in order to kill bacteria and other harmful microorganisms, making it safe.
   • To treat or combine with chlorine: To introduce chlorine into a substance, often as part of a chemical process.

Usage

The verb "chlorinate" is used to describe the specific action of adding chlorine for purification or chemical treatment. It is commonly used in contexts related to water treatment, swimming pool maintenance, and industrial chemistry.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The city must chlorinate the drinking water to ensure it is free from pathogens.
  • It is important to regularly chlorinate the swimming pool to prevent algae growth.
  • The process to chlorinate the wastewater was completed before its release.

Advanced Usage

• "to chlorinate against": To use chlorination as a defense or preventative measure against specific contaminants.
  • The facility chlorinates the water against a wide range of bacterial threats.

Variants and Related Words

• Chlorination (n): The process or act of chlorinating.
  • Water chlorination is a common public health measure.
• Chlorinator (n): A device used to add chlorine to water.
  • The pool's automatic chlorinator maintains the correct chlorine levels.

Synonyms

• Disinfect: To clean something by destroying bacteria.
• Sanitize: To make something hygienic and clean.

Related Phrases

• To super-chlorinate: To add a very high dose of chlorine, often for "shocking" a pool to remove severe contamination.
  • We had to super-chlorinate the pool after the heavy storm.

Học thuật

Verb

1. disinfect with chlorine
   • chlorinate a pool
2. treat or combine with chlorine
   • chlorinated water