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combined chlorine
The sum of the chlorine species composed of free chlorine and ammonia, including monochloramine, dichloramine, and trichloramine (nitrogen trichloride). Dichloramine is the strongest disinfectant of these chlorine species, but it has less oxidative capacity than free chlorine.