hypochlorous acid

English

Etymology

hypo- +‎ chlorous acid

Noun

hypochlorous acid (uncountable)

(chemistry) a weak, unstable acid, HOCl, known only in solution; it is made by the action of chlorine on water and, along with its salts, the hypochlorites, is used as a household bleach

Translations

a weak acid; HOCl

Chinese:
Cantonese: 次氯酸 (ci³ luk⁶ syun¹)

Mandarin: 次氯酸 (zh) (cìlǜsuān)
Hungarian: hipoklórossav (hu)
Romanian: acid hipocloros (ro) m

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