"hypochlorous acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: hypo- + chlorous acid Etymology templates: {{af|en|hypo-|chlorous acid}} hypo- + chlorous acid Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hypochlorous acid (uncountable)
  1. (chemistry) a weak, unstable acid, HOCl, known only in solution; it is made by the action of chlorine on water and, along with its salts, the hypochlorites, is used as a household bleach Wikipedia link: hypochlorous acid Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry, Chlorine Related terms: hydrochloric acid, chloric acid, perchloric acid Translations (a weak acid; HOCl): 次氯酸 (ci³ luk⁶ syun¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 次氯酸 (cìlǜsuān) (Chinese Mandarin), hipoklórossav (Hungarian), acid hipocloros [masculine] (Romanian)

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