Meaning Of The Word Bleaching powder

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What's The Definition Of Bleaching powder?

bleaching powder in American English
any powder used in bleaching; esp., chloride of lime
noun: a white powder that decomposes on contact with water and has the characteristic odor of gaseous chlorine: regarded, when dry, as a mixed calcium hypochlorite-chloride, used as a commercial bleach for wood pulp, textiles, oils, and soaps, and in laundering

bleaching powder in British English
noun: a white powder with the odour of chlorine, consisting of chlorinated calcium hydroxide with an approximate formula CaCl(OCl).4 H2 O. It is used in solution as a bleaching agent and disinfectant

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