chlorine dioxide

/ˌklɔrin daɪˌɑkˈsaɪd/
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Definitions of chlorine dioxide
  1. noun
    an explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purification
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    type of:
    blanching agent, bleach, bleaching agent, whitener
    an agent that makes things white or colorless
    dioxide
    an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule
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