Hypochlorous

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  • adj. Pertaining to or derived from chlorine having a valence lower than in chlorous compounds.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Pertaining to, or derived from, chlorine having a valence lower than in chlorous compounds.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In chem., applied to an acid (HCIO) having marked bleaching properties, obtained in solution by distilling bleaching-powder with dilute nitric acid. It is the active principle of bleaching-powder.
    • Word Usage
    "I thus set up an independent program to investigate chemical and spectroscopic properties of compounds of atmospheric importance, focusing on those that are unstable and difficult to handle in the laboratory, such as hypochlorous acid, chlorine nitrite, chlorine nitrate, peroxynitric acid, etc."
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    hypochlorous acid   
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