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chloroform
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Trichloromethane, CHCl 3 ; halocarbon that was formerly in widespread use as an anesthetic. Due to its relatively low emission rate and short lifetime, it reaches only low levels in the atmosphere.
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chlorine dioxide
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A highly reactive oxide of chlorine with chemical formula OClO. This species is of importance in the chemistry of polar stratospheric ozone depletion, as it is a product of the reaction of ClO with BrO. Its strong, structured absorption spectrum in the near-UV
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chloroplast
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(Gr. chloros, green + plastos, formed) Specialized cytoplasmic organelle that contains chlorophyll. Lens-shaped and bounded by a double membrane, chloroplasts contain membranous structures (thylakoids) piled up into stacks, surrounded by a gel-like matrix (stroma). They are the site of solar energy transfer and important reactions of starch or sugar synthesis. Chloroplasts have their own DNA and are inherited cytoplasmically, independent of nuclear genes.
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chlorosis
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(Gr. chloros, green + osis, diseased state) Failure of chlorophyll development, and appearance of yellow colour in plants, because of a nutritional disturbance or because of an infection by a virus, bacteria or fungus.
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chlorination
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the addition of chlorine to water to destroy micro-organisms.
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