sodium hypochlorite
noun
: an unstable salt NaOCl produced usually in aqueous solution and used as a bleaching and disinfecting agent
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But the sodium hypochlorite — or bleach — found in swimming pools can be a nightmare to afro-hair with fewer cell layers, drying it out and leading to damage, so caps are a must.
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Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023
For example, the city’s costs for sodium hypochlorite are rising from 64 cents per gallon to $1.64 per gallon under the new contract.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022
These two teams worked together and formulated an effective and safe body wash with an active ingredient called sodium hypochlorite.
—Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 June 2022
According to Clorox, the active ingredient in its bleach products is sodium hypochlorite.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2020
Washing by hand Use bleach containing 5.25 percent–8.25 percent sodium hypochlorite.
—Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 18 Dec. 2021
Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023
For example, the city’s costs for sodium hypochlorite are rising from 64 cents per gallon to $1.64 per gallon under the new contract.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022
These two teams worked together and formulated an effective and safe body wash with an active ingredient called sodium hypochlorite.
—Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 June 2022
According to Clorox, the active ingredient in its bleach products is sodium hypochlorite.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2020
Washing by hand Use bleach containing 5.25 percent–8.25 percent sodium hypochlorite.
—Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 18 Dec. 2021
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