chloride of lime

American  

noun

1. bleaching powder.

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chloride of lime British  

noun

1. another name for bleaching powder

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Etymology

Origin of chloride of lime

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

The curtains were doused with a product called chloride of lime.

From BBC

Officials tried to shield lawmakers from the Great Stink, soaking the curtains in chloride of lime in a bid to mask the stench.

From BBC

Send round carts of chloride of lime, at short intervals during warm or “muggy” weather, and direct a bucketful to be delivered to every housewife, to remove stenches from sinks, water-closets, &c.

From Project Gutenberg

By the Dimmock process the wings are first acted upon by a saturated solution of the chloride of lime, chlorine being, of course, the bleaching agent.

From Project Gutenberg

An instrument for measuring the bleaching power of chloride of lime and potash; a chlorometer.

From Project Gutenberg