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noun
A weak, unstable acid, HOCl, known only in solution; it is made by the action of chlorine on water and, along with its salts, the hypochlorites, occurs naturally in biology and has various practical uses in disinfection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a weak unstable acid known only in solution and in its salts; used as a bleaching agent and as an oxidizing agent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: acid
History
From hypo- + chlorous acid.
Across languages
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