hypochlorite

From hypo- +‎ chlorite.

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hypochlorite (plural hypochlorites)

1. (chemistry) any salt of hypochlorous acid; used as a household bleach.
   • 2025 May 1, Jen Schwartz, “The magic molecule”, in Scientific American‎^[1], volume 332, number 5, pages 54-55:

     Hypochlorous acid is a weak acid with a pH slightly below neutral. It should not be confused with sodium hypochlorite (NaClO), the main active ingredient in household bleach products, even though they both involve chlorine.

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.pɔ.klɔ.ʁit/

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hypochlorite m (plural hypochlorites)

1. hypochlorite

• “hypochlorite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.