sodium hypochlorite
noun Chemistry.
a pale-green, crystalline compound, NaOCl, unstable in air, soluble in cold water, decomposes in hot water: used as a bleaching agent for paper and textiles, in water purification, in household use, and as a fungicide.
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Nearby words
- sodium fluoride,
- sodium fluoroacetate,
- sodium hexametaphosphate,
- sodium hydrosulfite,
- sodium hydroxide,
- sodium hyposulfite,
- sodium hyposulphite,
- sodium iodide,
- sodium lactate,
- sodium meta-arsenite
Origin of sodium hypochlorite
First recorded in 1880–85
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