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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect;
[syn: bleaching powder, chlorinated lime, chloride of lime]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bleaching \Bleach"ing\, n. The act or process of whitening, by removing color or stains; esp. the process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents. --Ure. [1913 Webster] Bleaching powder, a powder for bleaching, consisting of chloride of lime, or some other chemical or chemicals. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bleaching powder n 1: a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect [syn: bleaching powder, chlorinated lime, chloride of lime]