sodium hypochlorite

noun

The unstable sodium salt of hypochlorous acid, NaOCl, used as a bleach and a fungicide.

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nounsodium hypochlorite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe unstable sodium salt of hypochlorous acid, NaOCl, used as a bleach and a fungicide.

    Synonyms: antiformin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe unstable sodium salt of hypochlorous acid, NaOCl, used as a bleach and a fungicide.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 次氯酸鈉 /次氯酸钠
  • 次氯酸鈉 /次氯酸钠 (cìlǜsuānnà)sodium salt of hypochlorous acid
Finnish natriumhypokloriitti
  • natriumhypokloriittisodium salt of hypochlorous acid
Hungarian nátrium-hipoklorit
  • nátrium-hipokloritsodium salt of hypochlorous acid
Italian ipoclorito di sodio
  • ipoclorito di sodiosodium salt of hypochlorous acid
Romanian hipoclorit de sodiu
  • hipoclorit de sodiusodium salt of hypochlorous acid
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