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hypochlorite

hypochlorite noun: any salt of hypochlorous acid; used as a household bleach.

Noun

hypochlorite (plural hypochlorites)

  1. any salt of hypochlorous acid; used as a household bleach.
    • Hypochlorous acid is a weak acid with a pH slightly below neutral. It should not be confused with sodium hypochlorite (NaClO), the main active ingredient in household bleach products, even though they both involve chlorine.2025 May 1, Jen Schwartz, “The magic molecule”, in Scientific American, volume 332, number 5, pages 54-55

hypochlorite meaning in Tamil

hypochlorite in Tamil

உபகுளோரைற்று

Forms of hypochlorite

pluralhypochlorites

Origin of hypochlorite

From hypo- + chlorite.

Words formed from hypochlorite

Questions about hypochlorite

What does hypochlorite mean?
Hypochlorite means any salt of hypochlorous acid; used as a household bleach.
What is hypochlorite in Tamil?
Hypochlorite in Tamil is உபகுளோரைற்று. See Hypochlorite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hypochlorite?
Hypochlorite is a noun.
What is the plural of hypochlorite?
The plural of hypochlorite is hypochlorites.

Words near hypochlorite in the dictionary

  1. hypochlorhydric
  2. hypochloric
  3. hypochloridaemia
  4. hypochloride
  5. hypochloridria
  6. hypochlorite
  7. hypochlorites
  8. hypochlorous
  9. hypochlorous acid
  10. hypochodroplasia
  11. hypocholesteraemia

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