| chloramine |
any of a group of chlorine compounds derived from ammonia. |
| chloramphenicol |
an antibiotic drug that is synthesized or derived from a soil bacterium and used in treating various bacterial and some viral afflictions. |
| chlorate |
in chemistry, a salt of chloric acid. |
| chlordane |
a colorless, toxic liquid hydrocarbon used as an insecticide. |
| chlorella |
any of various fresh-water, single-celled green algae. |
| chloric |
containing chlorine in the pentavalent state. |
| chloride |
in chemistry, a salt of hydrochloric acid consisting of chlorine and one other element. |
| chloride of lime |
a white powder made from chlorine and slaked lime and used as a bleaching or disinfecting agent; chlorinated lime. |
| chlorinate |
to combine or treat with chlorine. [2 definitions] |
| chlorine |
a chemical element of the halogen group that has seventeen protons in each nucleus, occurs naturally only in compounds such as sodium chloride and chloroform, and can be isolated in pure form as a toxic yellow-green gas. (symbol: Cl) [2 definitions] |
| chlorite1 |
a green silicate mineral that occurs in platelike crystals. |
| chlorite2 |
any of various salts of chlorous acid. |
| chlorobenzene |
a colorless flammable liquid widely used in solvents and in organic synthesizing. |
| chlorofluorocarbon |
any of a group of compounds containing carbon, chlorine, and fluorine, which were once commonly used as refrigerants, solvents, and aerosol propellants but are now being phased out as they contribute to ozone depletion (abbreviated CFC.) |
| chloroform |
a clear, heavy, volatile liquid used as an anesthetic and a solvent. [3 definitions] |
| chlorophyll |
the green pigment in the leaves and stems of plants that is necessary for the production of plant food by photosynthesis. |
| chloroplast |
a small oval green bit of protoplasm that contains chlorophyll and is the location of photosynthesis. |
| chloroquine |
a drug used to treat malaria. |
| chlorosis |
an abnormal yellowing or color loss in green plant tissue because of insufficient light or nutrition, genetic disorder, or disease that results in deficient chlorophyll production. [2 definitions] |
| chlorous |
of or containing trivalent chlorine. |
| chlorpromazine |
a drug used to treat nervous upset, nausea, and certain mental disorders. |