hypochlorous acid
English
Noun
hypochlorous
acid
(
uncountable
)
(
chemistry
)
a
weak
,
unstable
acid, HOCl, known only in
solution
; it is made by the action of
chlorine
on
water
and, along with its
salts
, the
hypochlorites
, is used as a
household
bleach
See also
hydrochloric acid
chloric acid
perchloric acid
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