chlorine dioxide

noun

: a heavy reddish-yellow gas ClO2 used especially as a bleach and disinfectant

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This unflavored formulation only contains four ingredients to freshen your breath without any sting: water, stabilized chlorine dioxide, trisodium phosphate, and citric acid. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 16 June 2024 When prepared as directed with an activator, MMS turns into chlorine dioxide, an industrial bleaching agent. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 18 July 2023 Just a year before the Trump episode, the FDA warned Americans against the use of MMS, noting that there had been more than 16,000 cases of chlorine dioxide poisoning in the US in the previous five years, including 2,500 cases involving children under 12. Kristen V Brown, Bloomberg.com, 1 Feb. 2023 The product consisted of a badge that consumers could clip to their clothing and would release chlorine dioxide into the air, according to prosecutors. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 See all Example Sentences for chlorine dioxide 

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chlorine dioxide was in 1878

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“Chlorine dioxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chlorine%20dioxide. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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