chlorinate

IPA: kɫˈɔrʌneɪt

(transitive, chemistry) To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).

Examples of "chlorinate" in Sentences

Care should be taken to not over chlorinate the water in the aljibe.
I destroy smarter life forms than JT whenever I chlorinate my swimming pool.
In 1908, Jersey City, N.J., became the first city in the United States to chlorinate its municipal tap water.
"We would be seeing a lot more outbreaks of E.Coli and Norovirus if we didn't chlorinate," says Michael Beach , the CDC's associate director for healthy water.
She encourages them to chlorinate water before drinking it, and to take early action to treat people showing symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting with an oral rehydration solution.
Speaking to reporters in New York during a teleconference from Haiti, Fisher said emphasis is continuing on educating the public about the disease and making sure they have access to oral rehydration salts and tablets to chlorinate their water.