sodium hypochlorite
noun
: an unstable salt NaOCl produced usually in aqueous solution and used as a bleaching and disinfecting agent
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Chlorine bleach contains sodium hypochlorite, a powerful base.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Ammonia is a common ingredient in drain cleaners and sodium hypochlorite is the active ingredient in bleach that kills bacteria, viruses and fungi.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
But the sodium hypochlorite — or bleach — found in swimming pools can be a nightmare to afro-hair with fewer cell layers, drying it out and leading to damage, so caps are a must.
—Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023
For example, the city’s costs for sodium hypochlorite are rising from 64 cents per gallon to $1.64 per gallon under the new contract.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Ammonia is a common ingredient in drain cleaners and sodium hypochlorite is the active ingredient in bleach that kills bacteria, viruses and fungi.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
But the sodium hypochlorite — or bleach — found in swimming pools can be a nightmare to afro-hair with fewer cell layers, drying it out and leading to damage, so caps are a must.
—Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023
For example, the city’s costs for sodium hypochlorite are rising from 64 cents per gallon to $1.64 per gallon under the new contract.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022
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“Sodium hypochlorite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sodium%20hypochlorite. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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