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noun
a reddish-yellow explosive gas, ClO2, used as a water disinfectant and to bleach flour and wood pulp
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
an explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purification
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bleaching agent, bleach, blanching agent, whitener, dioxide
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