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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.
sodium hypochlorite
- An unstable salt that is usually stored in solution and used as a fungicide and an oxidizing bleach. Chemical formula: NaOCl·5H 2 O.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sodium hypochlorite1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
Their solution in hydrochloric acid is nearly neutralised; acetate of soda is then added, and an excess of sodium hypochlorite.
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It advised that because of the instability of concentrated solution of sodium hypochlorite, its manufacture had been discontinued.
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Rideal has shown that the addition of ammonia to sodium hypochlorite destroys the bleaching activity in acid solution.
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Sodium hypochlorite is probably hydrolysed in dilute solution in a manner similar to that of bleach.
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These solutions contain mixtures of sodium hypochlorite and sodium chloride together with some free alkali.
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