sodium hypochlorite
noun
: an unstable salt NaOCl produced usually in aqueous solution and used as a bleaching and disinfecting agent
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But the sodium hypochlorite — or bleach — found in swimming pools can be a nightmare to afro-hair with fewer cell layers, drying it out and leading to damage, so caps are a must.
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Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023
For example, the city’s costs for sodium hypochlorite are rising from 64 cents per gallon to $1.64 per gallon under the new contract.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022
These two teams worked together and formulated an effective and safe body wash with an active ingredient called sodium hypochlorite.
—Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 June 2022
According to Clorox, the active ingredient in its bleach products is sodium hypochlorite.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2020
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Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023
For example, the city’s costs for sodium hypochlorite are rising from 64 cents per gallon to $1.64 per gallon under the new contract.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022
These two teams worked together and formulated an effective and safe body wash with an active ingredient called sodium hypochlorite.
—Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 June 2022
According to Clorox, the active ingredient in its bleach products is sodium hypochlorite.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2020
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“Sodium hypochlorite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sodium%20hypochlorite. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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