chlorinated lime

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

   Synonymsbleaching powderchloride of lime

   Broaderbleaching agent

Questions about chlorinated lime

What does chlorinated lime mean?

chlorinated lime means "a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect".

What is another word for chlorinated lime?

Close synonyms include bleaching powder, chloride of lime. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.