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Cl

Cl

1 3.9
A symbol for the element chlorine used to clean water and bleach clothes
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Depending on conditions, ionized chlorine or Cl2, ionized combinations of U and Cl, and even doubly ionized U might be visible.

Examples

  • Blake (1991) also found juvenile lobsters the size of >17 mm CL in samples from the Connecticut side of Long Island Sound.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Lobsters 76-81 mm CL were kept in an open seawater system with ambient water temperatures and natural photoperiods.

    Academic text (1999)

  • So when you put salt in water, you have NA plus and CL minus.

  • When forming the monochloramine in the plant, the ratio (Cl:NH3-N) is the most critical factor.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Larger lobsters (> 40 mm CL) occupied large rocks or were found under boulders in deeper waters.

    Academic text (1999)

  • In 1988, released lobsters ranged from 6 to 45 mm CL (Cook et al., 1989).

    Academic text (1999)

  • Population densities of 40-90 mm CL sized lobsters increased significantly when additional shelters were placed in the field (Steneck, 1991).

    Academic text (1999)

  • Chlorine, represented as Cl, is widely used in swimming pools to kill harmful bacteria.

  • In chemistry class, we learned that Cl can react with sodium to form table salt.

  • Before using cleaning products, check if they contain Cl as a bleaching agent.

Synonyms

chlorine
vsCl
  • Specialized
48 4.2

A strong-smelling yellow-green gas used to kill germs and to bleach, found in salts like sea water

is the written abbreviation used to represent that element instead of its full name
atomic number 17
vsCl
  • Specialized
3.8

A poisonous yellow-green gas used to kill germs and to bleach things

is the short written chemical symbol representing that element rather than its full name

Surface Forms

Cl singular
Cls plural

Etymology

The word Cl is the chemical symbol for chlorine, whose name comes from the old Greek word chloros meaning 'green'. The gas once looked green and the same root appears in chlorophyll, the green part of plants, so Cl now stands for the element used to clean water and to bleach things.