| NOUN | substance | sodium hypochlorite | an unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant |
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| Meaning | An unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant. | |
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| Narrower | Javelle water, Javel water, eau de Javelle | An aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite |
| Broader | bleaching agent, bleach, blanching agent, whitener | An agent that makes things white or colorless |
| disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic, antimicrobial | An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease | |
| hypochlorite | Any salt or ester of hypochlorous acid | |
| Spanish | hipoclorito de sodio | |
| Catalan | hipoclorit de sodi | |
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