bleaching agent

Noun
  1. An agent that makes things white or colorless (synset 114803364)
    is a type of: agent - a substance that exerts some force or effect
    subtypes:
    • benzoyl peroxide - a white crystalline peroxide used in bleaching (flour or oils or fats) and as a catalyst for free radical reactions
    • bleaching powder, chloride of lime, chlorinated lime - a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect
    • calcium hypochlorite - any hypochlorite of calcium; used as a bleaching agent
    • chlorine dioxide - an explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purification
    • chlorine water - an aqueous solution of chlorine used as a bleaching agent
    • clorox - a commercial bleaching agent
    • sodium hypochlorite - an unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant
    substance meronym:
    • bleach liquor - a solution containing bleaching agents that is used to bleach textiles or paper pulp
    • liquid bleach - a solution containing bleaching agents; used for laundry
    same as: blanching agent, bleach, whitener

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