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Chlorine vs Chlorin - What's the difference?

chlorine | chlorin |

As nouns the difference between chlorine and chlorin

is that chlorine is a toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol cl) with an atomic number of 17 while chlorin is (organic compound) a large heterocyclic aromatic ring consisting, at the core, of three pyrroles and one pyrroline coupled through four methine linkages.

chlorine

English

Noun

(-) (wikipedia chlorine)
  • A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.

    • Derived terms

    * antichlor, antichlore * antichlorine * chlor-, chloro- * chloral * chlorane * chloric * chloride * chlorinate * chlorination * * * * chlorine dioxide * chlorine fluoride * chlorine monofluoride * chlorine oxide * chlorine pentafluoride * chlorine trifluoride * chlorine water * chloriniferous * chlorinise, chlorinize * chlorinous * chlorite * chloroid * chlorous * chloruret * dichlorine * organochlorine

    Related terms

    * chlorate * chlorurated

    Synonyms

    * when used as a food additive

    See also

    * carnallite * halite * sylvite

    chlorin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia chlorin)
  • (organic compound) A large heterocyclic aromatic ring consisting, at the core, of three pyrroles and one pyrroline coupled through four methine linkages.

    • Derived terms

    * bacteriochlorin * isobacteriochlorin