bleaching powder in English
noun
1
a powder containing calcium hypochlorite, used chiefly to remove color from materials.
An ophthalmic surgeon, Mohan Rajan, explains that bleaching powder is nothing but alkali, and it penetrates the external layers of the eyeball and results in the total opacity of the cornea.
noun
chlorinated limechloride of lime
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1. 14 We disinfected drinking water with bleaching powder.
2. To disinfect surfaces, some lipid solvents such as some alcohol-based products, detergents, sodium hypochlorite (bleach) or calcium hypochlorite (bleaching powder), and other suitable disinfectants may be used at appropriate concentrations.