bleaching powder

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bleaching powder (countable and uncountable, plural bleaching powders)

  1. A white powder, a mixture of calcium hypochlorite and calcium chloride, prepared by the action of chlorine on calcium hydroxide, used as a strong bleaching agent and disinfectant. Formula: Ca(ClO)2.

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