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chloride of lime definition

chloride of lime

a white powder with the approximate formula CaOCl, obtained by treating slaked lime with chlorine and used for disinfecting and bleaching
also called chlorinated lime

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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