chlorine gas

collocation in English

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chlorine
noun[U]
uk
/ˈklɔː.riːn/us
/ˈklɔːr.iːn/
a chemical element that is a greenish-yellow gas with a strong smell, added to water in order to kill organisms that might ...
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gas
noun
uk
/ɡæs/us
/ɡæs/
a substance in a form like air that is neither solid ...
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(Definition ofchlorineandgasfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Human neutrophils employchlorinegasas an oxidant during phagocytosis.
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One metric tonne ofchlorinegasis sufficient to treat water for one million people for one day.
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It was the same when we hadchlorinegaspoisoning in submarines through the salt water getting on to the electric batteries.
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Because of a manual disconnection, a valve was left open, leading to an escape ofchlorinegas.
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There is a lethal cocktail of carbon dioxide andchlorinegasin the upper atmosphere.
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All the paper used by this department is either recycled or made from sustainable managed forests and is elemental chlorine free and made without the use ofchlorinegas.
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Some of thechlorinegasproduced will dissolve forming hypochlorite ions.
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This in turn resulted in the forward compartment flooding, the batteries failing, andchlorinegasdeveloping.
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For a short time, there was a significant danger thatchlorinegaswould be released, but quick thinking and damage control prevented any hazard.
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The chloride ions are oxidised tochlorinegasat the anode, which is collected, purified and stored.
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In this process, thechlorinegasis passed over red-hot mixture of rutile or ilmenite in the presence of carbon.
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It does not use elementalchlorinegasduring the bleaching process and prevents the formation of dioxins and dioxin-like compounds, carcinogens.
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The hydroxide ions and dissolvedchlorinegasreact further to form hypochlorous acid.
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Chlorinegasis a strong oxidizer, which may react with flammable materials.
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At 22:50, the smell ofchlorinegasin main control prompted another assessment of the boat's condition.
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For example, mixing an acid cleaner with sodium hypochlorite bleach generateschlorinegas.
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The water is disinfected usingchlorinegasat the outlet of the storage.
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The use ofchlorinegas, however, makes only minor gains.
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Battery rooms on ocean-going vessels must prevent seawater from contacting battery acid, as this could produce toxicchlorinegas.
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