CHLORIDE OF LIME

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect

Synonyms:

bleaching powder; chloride of lime; chlorinated lime

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("chloride of lime" is a kind of...):

blanching agent; bleach; bleaching agent; whitener (an agent that makes things white or colorless)

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