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chlorine dioxide

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noun

  1. an orange, water-soluble, unstable, extremely explosive gas, ClO 2 , used chiefly as a bleaching agent for wood pulp, fats, oils, and flour.

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The researchers confirmed that chlorine dioxide can kill bacteria.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

The cellulose is then bleached using chlorine dioxide and hydrogen peroxide.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2023

Sold under the brand name Safrax, these chlorine dioxide tablets are typically used for industrial cleaning.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2023

What the Grenons were selling was actually chlorine dioxide, officials said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2023

Nitric acid oxidizes many compounds; for example, concentrated nitric acid readily oxidizes hydrochloric acid to chlorine and chlorine dioxide.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

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