chlorinity

[ klaw-rin-i-tee, kloh- ]
/ klɔˈrɪn ɪ ti, kloʊ- /

noun

the quality, state, or degree of being chlorinous.

Origin of chlorinity

First recorded in 1930–35; chlorine + -ity

Words nearby chlorinity

chlorinated lime, chlorine, chlorine 36, chlorine acne, chlorine dioxide, chlorinity, chlorite, chlormerodrin, chloro-, chloroacetic, chloroacetic acid

Scientific definitions for chlorinity

chlorinity
[ klôr-ĭn′ĭ-tē ]

A measure of the amount of chlorine and other halides in water, especially seawater. Chlorinity is measured in terms of the mass of silver required to precipitate completely the halogens in a 0.3285 kg (0.7227 lb) sample of seawater. It used to be measured in terms of the total mass, in grams, of chlorine and other halides in 1 g of seawater.