a salt of hypochlorous acid containing the monovalent negative radical ClO
hypochlorite in American English
(ˌhaipəˈklɔrait, -ˈklour-)
noun
a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid
Word origin
[1840–50; hypo- + chlorite2]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: colloid, dope, pylon, set piece, striation
Examples of 'hypochlorite' in a sentence
hypochlorite
Bleach (sodium hypochlorite) hasn't been used at the mill for ten years, after evidence emerged that it was polluting waterways.