bleaching powder
bleaching powder noun: 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.
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.
- Synonyms:
- chloride of lime, chlorinated lime
bleaching powder meaning in Tamil
bleaching powder in Tamil
- சுண்ணப் பாசகை, வெளுப்புக் காரம், வெளுப்புத்தூள், வெளிறச்செய்யுந்தூள், வெளுக்கும் தூள், வெறச்செய்யுந்தூள்
Synonyms of bleaching powder
Forms of bleaching powder
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Questions about bleaching powder
- What does bleaching powder mean?
- Bleaching powder means 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.
- What is bleaching powder in Tamil?
- Bleaching powder in Tamil is சுண்ணப் பாசகை, வெளுப்புக் காரம், வெளுப்புத்தூள். See Bleaching powder meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bleaching powder?
- Bleaching powder is a noun.
- What is the plural of bleaching powder?
- The plural of bleaching powder is bleaching powders.
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