Etymology

hypochlorite

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Today it means: any salt of hypochlorous acid; used as a household bleach. Full definition →

English chlorite ← Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *upó
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Englishchlorite
  6. English todayhypochlorite

From hypo- + chlorite.

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