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CHLORINATED LIME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chlorinated lime mean? 

CHLORINATED LIME (noun)
  The noun CHLORINATED LIME has 1 sense:

1. a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfectplay

  Familiarity information: CHLORINATED LIME used as a noun is very rare.


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CHLORINATED LIME (noun)


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Meaning:

A white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

bleaching powder; chloride of lime; chlorinated lime

Hypernyms ("chlorinated lime" is a kind of...):

blanching agent; bleach; bleaching agent; whitener (an agent that makes things white or colorless)


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