hypochlorous acid
A weak, unstable acid, HOCl, known only in solutionA 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, occurs naturally in biology and has various practical uses in disinfection.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)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, occurs naturally in biology and has various practical uses in disinfection.
a weak unstable acid known only in solution and in its salts; used as a bleaching agent and as an oxidizing agent
Origin
From hypo- + chlorous acid.From hypo- + chlorous acid.
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