CHLORIDE OF LIME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chloride of lime mean? 

• CHLORIDE OF LIME (noun)
  The noun CHLORIDE OF LIME has 1 sense:

1. a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect

  Familiarity information: CHLORIDE OF LIME used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHLORIDE OF LIME (noun)

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Meaning:

A white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

bleaching powder; chloride of lime; chlorinated lime

Hypernyms ("chloride of lime" is a kind of...):

blanching agent; bleach; bleaching agent; whitener (an agent that makes things white or colorless)