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Noun: sodium hypochlorite
  1. An unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant

Type of: antimicrobial, antimicrobic, blanching agent, bleach, bleaching agent, disinfectant, germicide, hypochlorite, whitener

Encyclopedia: Sodium hypochlorite