chlorination

English Thesaurus

1. disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound (noun.act)

hypernym	:	disinfection,
definition	:	treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms (noun.act)

2. the addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds (noun.process)

hypernym	:	chemical action, chemical change, chemical process,
definition	:	(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved (noun.process)

hyponym	:	prechlorination,
definition	:	chlorination prior to another chemical process (noun.process)

3. disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound (noun.act)

derivation	:	chlorinate,
definition	:	disinfect with chlorine (verb.body)

derivation	:	chlorinate, chlorinate,
definition	:	treat or combine with chlorine (verb.change)

derivation	:	chlorinate,
definition	:	disinfect with chlorine (verb.body)

derivation	:	chlorinate, chlorinate,
definition	:	treat or combine with chlorine (verb.change)