| NOUN | substance | chloride of lime, bleaching powder, chlorinated lime | a white powder comprised of calcium ... / calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect |
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| Meaning | A white powder comprised of calcium ... / calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect. | |
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| Synonyms | bleaching powder, chlorinated lime | |
| Broader | bleaching agent, bleach, blanching agent, whitener | An agent that makes things white or colorless |
| Spanish | cloruro de cal | |
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