Noun: chlorine dioxide 'klor,een dI'ók,sId
- An explosive gas (ClO₂) used chiefly in bleaching paper, starch, soap or flour and in water purification
"The water treatment plant used chlorine dioxide to disinfect the water supply"
Derived forms: chlorine dioxides
Type of: blanching agent, bleach, bleaching agent, dioxide, whitener
Encyclopedia: Chlorine dioxide