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hypochlorite

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. hypochlorite (noun)
  2. calcium hypochlorite (noun)
  3. high-test hypochlorite (noun)
  4. potassium hypochlorite (noun)
  5. sodium hypochlorite (noun)

hy·po·chlo·rite

noun \ˌhī-pə-ˈklȯr-ˌīt\

Definition of HYPOCHLORITE

: a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid

First Known Use of HYPOCHLORITE

circa 1849

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