chlorine

Etymology

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1810 from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) + -ine.

noun

  1. A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
  2. (countable) A single atom of this element.

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