sodium hypochlorite

English Thesaurus

1. an unstable salt (NaOCl) used as a bleaching agent and disinfectant (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	antimicrobial, antimicrobic, disinfectant, germicide,
definition	:	an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	hypochlorite,
definition	:	any salt or ester of hypochlorous acid (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	blanching agent, bleach, bleaching agent, whitener,
definition	:	an agent that makes things white or colorless (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	eau de javelle, javel water, javelle water,
definition	:	an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite (noun.substance)