1. Being ten more than one hundred forty
   - one hundred fifty, 150

1. A metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a litre
   "The bartender poured a cl of liqueur into the cocktail";
   - centiliter [US], centilitre [Brit, Cdn]

1. 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)
   - chlorine, atomic number 17

Derived forms: cls

See also: cardinal

Type of: chemical element, element, gas, halogen, metric capacity unit

Part of: common salt, deciliter [US], decilitre [Brit, Cdn], dl, sodium chloride

Encyclopedia: Cl