hypochlorous
[ hahy-puh-klawr-uhs, -klohr- ]
adjective
of or derived from hypochlorous acid.
Origin of hypochlorous
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How to use hypochlorous in a sentence
It is readily soluble in water, with which it combines to form hypochlorous acid.
One of the most important derivatives of hypochlorous acid is bleaching powder.
hypochlorous acid first reddens, and then bleaches, litmus-paper.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter BlythThe hypochlorous acid in the presence of oxidisable matter gives off its oxygen; hydrochloric acid being left.
Chlorination of Water | Joseph RaceThe loss can be explained by the decomposition of hypochlorous acid, in the presence of light, into hydrochloric acid and oxygen.
Chlorination of Water | Joseph Race
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