Definition of "hypochlorous" [hy•po•chlo•rous]

• Pertaining to or derived from chlorine having a valence lower than in chlorous compounds. (adjective)

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• "I thus set up an independent program to investigate chemical and spectroscopic properties of compounds of atmospheric importance, focusing on those that are unstable and difficult to handle in the laboratory, such as hypochlorous acid, chlorine nitrite, chlorine nitrate, peroxynitric acid, etc."
• "Talking about "ion-hungry" water that kills through osmosis makes it sound like it's some sort of ultrapure stuff, but their water has plenty of ions in it, since the electrolysis that produces it makes hypochlorous acid, hydrochloric acid, and so on."
• "When added to water, chlorine reacts to form hypochlorous acid and hypochlorite."