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Chloride of lime

noun

A white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect. Synonyms: bleaching powder, chlorinated lime.

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... that the unprotected man dies of suffocation. Death is sometimes caused by two or three breaths of the gas. Even when very dilute, chlorine can be recognized by its peculiar smell, which is like chloride of lime, but stronger and ...

— Military Instructors Manual • James P. Cole and Oliver Schoonmaker

Words linked to "Chloride of lime" : blanching agent, whitener, bleach, bleaching agent