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blanching agent

DEFINITIONS OF: blanching agent

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n an agent that makes things white or colorless

Synonyms:
bleach, bleaching agent, whitener
Types:
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benzoyl peroxide
a white crystalline peroxide used in bleaching (flour or oils or fats) and as a catalyst for free radical reactions
bleaching powder, chloride of lime, chlorinated lime
a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect
calcium hypochlorite
any hypochlorite of calcium; used as a bleaching agent
chlorine dioxide
an explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purification
chlorine water
an aqueous solution of chlorine used as a bleaching agent
Clorox
a commercial bleaching agent
sodium hypochlorite
an unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant
Javel water, Javelle water, eau de Javelle
an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite
Type of:
agent
a substance that exerts some force or effect
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