Another term for a substance that removes or neutralizes chlorine, particularly in chemical and textile applications.
Anti- + chlorine (the element). This is a variant or alternative term for antichlor, formed directly from the element name chlorine rather than the shortened form. Both terms developed during industrialization.
The existence of both 'antichlor' and 'antichlorine' shows how English creates synonyms through different word-formation pathways—chemists could say either one and be understood, but 'antichlor' won the competition.
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