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Meaning of bleaching powder | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

日本語 カルキ
Русский хло́рная и́звесть

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

bleachman bleachorexia bleachworks bleachyard bleading edge Bleadon

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