chloride of lime

noun

1. bleaching powder.

chloride of lime

noun

1. another name for bleaching powder

Word History and Origins

Origin of chloride of lime¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

If necessary, chloride-of-lime solution should be injected into the tissues around the wound.

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Was it permissible to describe the smell of chloride-of-lime in the trenches, or would that discourage recruiting?

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But I discovered, before he came, that she had gotten too close a whiff of the chloride-of-lime bag, and it nauseated her.

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