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Meaning of Hypochlorite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

any salt of hypochlorous acid; used as a household bleach.

Equivalents

العربية هيبوكلورايت - حمض
Čeština chlornan
Deutsch Hypochlorit
Suomi hypokloriitti
Français hypochlorite
Gaeilge fochlóirít hipeaclóirít
Italiano ipoclorito
日本語 次亜塩素酸塩
Polski podchloryn
Русский гипохлорит

Examples

“Hypochlorous acid is a weak acid with a pH slightly below neutral. It should not be confused with sodium hypochlorite (NaClO), the main active ingredient in household bleach products, even though they both involve chlorine.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Hypochlorous hypochlorous acid hypocholesterinemia hypocholesterolemia hypocholesterolemic hypocholia

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