unchlorinated
- adjective
- /ʌnˈklɔːrəˌneɪtɪd/
:
no clorado
- The study showed that fish thrive better in unchlorinated water compared to water that has been treated with chlorine.
Examples
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Many people prefer drinking unchlorinated water because they believe it is healthier.
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Using unchlorinated water for irrigation can help preserve the natural ecosystem in the area.
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The incident may also have ramifications for other unchlorinated systems.
Academic text (2008) -
On balance, the experts think the carcinogens are less deadly to us than unchlorinated water.
Blog text (23)
How Chlorinated
Surface Forms
Morphology
unchlorinated = chlorinated (transparent) = un + chlorinate + ed
The negative prefix 'un-' attached to 'chlorinated' yields the straightforward meaning 'not treated with chlorine'.
Etymology
Unchlorinated breaks into un- meaning 'not' and chlorine, a chemical whose name comes from an old Greek word chloros meaning 'green'. So unchlorinated means 'not treated with chlorine', for example water or a pool that has not had that cleaning chemical added.