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hypochlorous acid

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hy·po·chlo·rous acid  (hp-klôrs, -klr-)
n.
A weak, unstable acid, HOCl, occurring only in solution and used as a bleach, an oxidizer, a deodorant, and a disinfectant.
hypochlorous acid  (hp-klôrs)
A weak, unstable acid occurring only in solution and used as a bleach, oxidizer, deodorant, and disinfectant. Chemical formula: HOCl.
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Noun1.hypochlorous acid - a weak unstable acid known only in solution and in its salts; used as a bleaching agent and as an oxidizing agent
acid - any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
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For decades, immunologists thought they knew how bacteria-killing cells called neutrophils finished off the microbes they engulfed: Through a so-called respiratory burst, the cells attack bacteria inside them with highly reactive oxygen molecules known as free radicals and with hypochlorous acid, the agent in common laundry bleach.
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The main products are hypochlorous acid at a concentration of approximately 144 mg/L and free chlorine radicals.
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Chlorine's form in water -- hypochlorous acid -- ionizes at higher pH levels.
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