chlorine dioxide

noun

1. an orange, water-soluble, unstable, extremely explosive gas, ClO 2 , used chiefly as a bleaching agent for wood pulp, fats, oils, and flour.

Example Sentences

The cellulose is then bleached using chlorine dioxide and hydrogen peroxide.

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Sold under the brand name Safrax, these chlorine dioxide tablets are typically used for industrial cleaning.

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What the Grenons were selling was actually chlorine dioxide, officials said.

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The church manufactured, promoted and sold chlorine dioxide as a “Miracle Mineral Solution,” officials said.

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In addition to filtering it, he’d add chlorine dioxide drops to knock out all the baddies.

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