bleaching powder

English

Noun

bleaching powder (countable and uncountable, plural bleaching powders)

1. 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.

Synonyms

• chloride of lime
• chlorinated lime

Translations

a mixture of calcium hypochlorite and calcium chloride

• Irish: púdar tuaracháin m
• Russian: хло́рная и́звесть f (xlórnaja ízvestʹ)