hypochlorous acid

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hypochlorous acid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hypochlorous \Hy`po*chlo"rous\, a. [Pref. hypo- + chlorous.]
     (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or derived from, chlorine having a valence
     lower than in chlorous compounds.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Hypochlorous acid (Chem.), an acid derived from chlorine,
        not known in a pure state, but forming various salts,
        called hypochlorites.
        [1913 Webster]

hypochlorous acid - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hypochlorous acid
      n 1: a weak unstable acid known only in solution and in its
           salts; used as a bleaching agent and as an oxidizing agent