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CL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter
Synonyms:
centiliter; centilitre; cl
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("cl" is a kind of...):
metric capacity unit (a capacity unit defined in metric terms)
Meronyms (parts of "cl"):
cc; cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre; mil; milliliter; millilitre; ml (a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter)
Holonyms ("cl" is a part of...):
deciliter; decilitre; dl (a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)
Synonyms:
atomic number 17; chlorine; Cl
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cl" is a kind of...):
chemical element; element (any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter)
gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)
halogen (any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Cl"):
radiochlorine (a radioactive isotope of chlorine)
Holonyms ("Cl" is a substance of...):
common salt; sodium chloride (a white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being ten more than one hundred forty
Synonyms:
150; cl; one hundred fifty
Classified under:
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
Context examples:
The [beta] cell secretes HCO3- into the lumen by an apical Cl:HCO3 and a basolateral H+ ATPase.
(Intercalated Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
A process that involves the detection of and alteration of either the voltage or pH across a membrane, and results in a chloride channel becoming permeable to Cl- and related ions, including HCO3-, I-, SCN- and NO3-.
(Ligand-Independent Chloride Ion Channel Activation, NCI Thesaurus)
Loop diuretics block and inhibit the function of the sodium-potassium-chloride (Na+, K+, Cl-) cotransporter system in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle, thereby inhibiting the reabsorption of sodium, potassium, and chloride ions.
(Loop Diuretic, NCI Thesaurus)
The [alpha] cell secretes H+ into the lumen by an apical H+ ATPase and a basolateral Cl:HCO3.
(Intercalated Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
