how to pronounce chlorine

/ˈklɔː.ɹiːn/

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chlorine is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔː

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iː

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An example use of chlorine in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… so the negatively charged chlorine ions …”

meanings of chlorine

noun:

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

chlorine frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word chlorine occurs in english on average 3.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.