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hypochlorous acid /hy·po·chlo·rous ac·id/ (-klor´us) an unstable compound with disinfectant and bleaching action.
hypochlorous acid, n a greenish-yellow liquid derived from an aqueous solution of lime. An unstable compound that decomposes to hydrochloric acid and water; hypochlorous acid is used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant. hypochlorous acid an unstable compound used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent. |
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For decades, immunologists thought they knew how bacteria-killing cells called neutrophils finished off the microbes they engulfed: Through a so-called respiratory burst, the cells attack bacteria inside them with highly reactive oxygen molecules known as free radicals and with hypochlorous acid, the agent in common laundry bleach. The main products are hypochlorous acid at a concentration of approximately 144 mg/L and free chlorine radicals. Chlorine's form in water -- hypochlorous acid -- ionizes at higher pH levels. |
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