calcium hypochlorite

noun

1. a white, crystalline compound, Ca(OCl) 2 , used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent.

Word History and Origins

Origin of calcium hypochlorite¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

His idea was for doctors to rinse their hands in a solution of calcium hypochlorite.

From Salon

It also recommends that people “shock” their pools — adding chemicals that raise the chlorine level enough to kill algae and bacteria — with liquid chlorine, calcium hypochlorite or potassium monopersulfate instead of chlorine tablets.

From New York Times

The Anchorage Daily News reports Alleva on June 7 directed employees to spread Zappit 73, a pool cleaner containing calcium hypochlorite, on ground within a block of a soup kitchen and homeless shelter.

From Seattle Times

The woman died quickly and was buried, according to one account, in a “sack filled with calcium hypochlorite,” or powdered bleach.

From Washington Post

In this formula calcium hypochlorite has been written CaOCl2, but this substance actually contains one atom of oxygen less than the true hypochlorite, which has the constitutional formula ClO-Ca-OCl.

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