bleaching powder

English

Noun

bleaching powder (countable and uncountable, plural bleaching powders)

A white powder, a mixture of calcium hypochlorite and calcium chloride, prepared by the action of chlorine on calcium hydroxide, used as a strong bleaching agent and disinfectant. Formula: Ca(ClO)₂.

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a mixture of calcium hypochlorite and calcium chloride

Irish: púdar tuaracháin m

Russian: хлорная известь f (xlornaja izvestʹ)

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