hypochlorous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hypochlorous
Example Sentences
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The chlorine reacts with water to form hypochlorous acid, which oxidizes colored substances to colorless ones.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Based on formal charge considerations, which of the following would likely be the correct arrangement of atoms in hypochlorous acid: HOCl or OClH?
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
The solution’s main active ingredient is hypochlorous acid—a naturally occurring molecule in the human body that fights infection.
From Forbes ● Jul. 22, 2014
The wound cleanser is a solution of pure hypochlorous acid, the same compound released during oxidative burst when white blood cells engulf foreign particles as part of the body’s immune response system.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 23, 2012
It is true that such cases of isomerism are as yet unknown, but we do know that certain metals, in our present state of knowledge, yield oxychlorides only, while others only form hypochlorous salts.
From Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 by Various
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