bleaching agent

Other forms: bleaching agents

Definitions of bleaching agent
  1. noun
    an agent that makes things white or colorless
    synonyms: blanching agent, bleach, whitener
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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
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    agent
    a substance that exerts some force or effect
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