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hypochlorous acid
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hypochlorous acid [¦hī·pə′klȯr·əs ′as·əd]
(inorganic chemistry)
HOCl Weak, unstable acid existing in solution only; its salts (such as calcium hypochlorite) are used as bleaching agents.


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Aside from elemental gas chlorine, which comes in pressurized cylinders only, there are liquid and granular hypochlorites, and sunscreened "stabilized" chlorine compounds in granular and tablet form.
 
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