bleaching powder
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bleach·ing powder
(blē′chĭng)n.
A powder containing calcium chloride and calcium hypochlorite, used in solution as a bleach. Also called chloride of lime, chlorinated lime.
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bleaching powder
n
(Elements & Compounds) a white powder with the odour of chlorine, consisting of chlorinated calcium hydroxide with an approximate formula CaCl(OCl).4H2O. It is used in solution as a bleaching agent and disinfectant. Also called: chloride of lime or chlorinated lime
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bleach′ing pow`der
n.
a white powdered mixture of calcium hypochlorite used as a commercial bleach.
Also called chloride of lime. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | bleaching powder - a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect |
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bleaching powder
n → Bleichkalk m
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