chloride of lime

Thân thiện

A worker sprinkles chloride of lime on a damp floor.

Definition

Noun: 1. A chemical compound used for bleaching and disinfection: Chloride of lime is a white, powdery substance. It is a mixture containing calcium hydroxide, calcium chloride, and calcium hypochlorite. Its primary uses are to bleach materials and to disinfect or sanitize surfaces and water.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Historically, chloride of lime was used to disinfect hospital wards and to treat sewage.
  • The strong smell in the old laundry room came from the chloride of lime used to whiten the linens.
  • Before modern chlorine tablets, swimming pools were sometimes treated with chloride of lime.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Historical Context: The term "chloride of lime" is largely historical and industrial. In modern contexts, the more precise chemical names for its active components (e.g., calcium hypochlorite) or the common term "bleaching powder" are often used.
  • The factory produced chloride of lime for the textile industry throughout the 19th century.

Variants and Related Words

• Bleaching Powder (n): A common synonym for chloride of lime, emphasizing its use in removing color or stains.
• Calcium Hypochlorite (n): The primary active chemical compound within chloride of lime responsible for its bleaching and disinfecting properties.

Synonyms

• Bleaching powder
• Chlorinated lime

Học thuật

Noun

1. a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bleaching powder
• chlorinated lime