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CHLORINE
Definition of CHLORINE
noun
A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
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Where it comes from
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1810 from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) + -ine.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,700)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CHLORINE · 11 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHLORINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 71 boards so far. 150 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
CHLORINE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEHILNOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHLORI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found CHLORINE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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