| 释义 |
bleaching powder
noun
: a nearly white powder made by passing chlorine gas over hydrated lime, believed to consist chiefly of compounds or mixtures of calcium hydroxide, calcium chloride, and calcium hypochlorite with varying contents of available chlorine and of water, and used as a bleaching agent, disinfectant, and deodorant — called also chloride of lime, chlorinated lime; compare tropical bleach |