chlorinated lime

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

bleaching powder chloride of lime bleach bleaching agent calcium hypochlorite calcium hypochlorite powder

Hypernyms

whitener bleach bleaching agent blanching agent

Examples

In his 1828 work, Labarraque recommended that doctors breathe chlorine, wash their hands in chlorinated lime, and even sprinkle chlorinated lime about the patients' beds in cases of "contagious infection". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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