chlorine

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Besides being drained, Mack's eczema is really bad, and until I see the doctor, I don't know how badly the chlorine is affecting his skin?

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  1. noun A highly irritating, greenish-yellow gaseous halogen, capable of combining with nearly all other elements, produced principally by electrolysis of sodium chloride and used widely to purify water, as a disinfectant and bleaching agent, and in the manufacture of many important compounds including chloroform and carbon tetrachloride. Atomic number 17; atomic weight 35.453; freezing point -100.98°C; boiling point -34.6°C; specific gravity 1.56 (-33.6°C); valence 1, 3, 5, 7. See Table at element.

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  • Besides being drained, Mack's eczema is really bad, and until I see the doctor, I don't know how badly the chlorine is affecting his skin? —  Knit & Purl Mama
  • The US food industry uses the chlorine washing process on its poultry to kill off bacteria, including salmonella, before it reaches consumers 'plates. —  EUnews
  • For hotels with a chlorine issue, a PURE showerhead with an activated charcoal filter to stop chlorine irritation at its source; —  TravelDailyNews.com
  • Switching to liquid chlorine might be a permanent solution, Kauffman said Friday.
  • The thought that pesticides, chlorine, and dioxin parts of typical cigarettes are relevant here is not compatible with the Corporatocracy. —  Signs of the Times
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  1. Greek χλωρός, light green, + -ine.
 

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