Dictionary.com

hypochlorite

[ hahy-puh-klawr-ahyt, -klohr- ]
/ ˌhaɪ pəˈklɔr aɪt, -ˈkloʊr- /

noun

a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid.

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of hypochlorite

First recorded in 1840–50; hypo- + chlorite2

Words nearby hypochlorite

hypocaust, hypocenter, hypocentre, hypochloremia, hypochlorhydria, hypochlorite, hypochlorous, hypochlorous acid, hypochloruria, hypocholesteremia, hypocholesterolemia
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for hypochlorite

British Dictionary definitions for hypochlorite

hypochlorite
/ (ˌhaɪpəˈklɔːraɪt) /

noun

any salt or ester of hypochlorous acid
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for hypochlorite

hypochlorite
[ hī′pə-klôr′īt′ ]

n.

A salt or ester of hypochlorous acid.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for hypochlorite

hypochlorite
[ hī′pə-klôr′īt′ ]

A salt or ester of hypochlorous acid, containing the group OCl.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.