Term Name: | sodium hypochlorite |
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Synonyms: | Hypochlorite sodium, Hypochlorous acid, sodium salt, NaClO, NaOCl, sodium hypochlorite, Sodium oxychloride, Texant |
Definition: | An inorganic sodium salt in which hypochlorite is the counterion. It is used as a bleaching and disinfecting agent and is commonly found in household bleach. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:32146] ( EBI ) |