Home › Words › D › dioxychlorinationdioxychlorinationdioxychlorination · noun — the use of chlorine dioxide as a disinfectant.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom di- + oxy- + chlorination.nounThe use of chlorine dioxide as a disinfectant.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dichlorination 64% match — The introduction of two chlorine atoms into a molecule. vs dioxychlorination →overchlorination 60% match — Excessive chlorination (usually, of swimming pool water or drinking water). vs dioxychlorination →dioxidane 60% match — Hydrogen peroxide. vs dioxychlorination →clorixin 60% match — The disinfectant chlorhexidine vs dioxychlorination →dichloroxylenol 60% match — A topical antiinfective drug. vs dioxychlorination →disinfectation 59% match — disinfection vs dioxychlorination →oxychlorination 58% match — Simultaneous oxygenation and chlorination vs dioxychlorination →chlorineless 57% match — Without chlorine. vs dioxychlorination →