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antichlor
[ an-ti-klawr, -klohr ]
noun
Chemistry.
- any of various substances, especially sodium thiosulfate, used for removing excess chlorine from paper pulp, textile, fiber, etc., after bleaching.
antichlor
/ ˈæԳɪˌɔː /
noun
- a substance used to remove chlorine from a material after bleaching or to neutralize the chlorine present
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Derived Forms
- ˌԳپˈپ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ·پ···پ [an-ti-klaw-, ris, -tik, -kloh-], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of antichlor1
First recorded in 1865–70; anti- + chlor(ine)
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of antichlor1
C19: from anti- + chlor ( ine )
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Antichlor, an′ti-klōr, n. a substance used in the making of paper to free the pulp from the injurious after-effects of chlorine.
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Sodium bisulphite is a very efficient “antichlor,” only 1.46 parts being required to remove 1 part of chlorine, but owing to its instability the action is uncertain.
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The action is an instantaneous one and it is consequently necessary that the germicidal action should be complete before the “antichlor” is added.
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