chloride of lime

Other forms: chlorides of lime

Definitions of chloride of lime
  1. noun
    a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect
    synonyms: bleaching powder, chlorinated lime
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    type of:
    blanching agent, bleach, bleaching agent, whitener
    an agent that makes things white or colorless
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