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sodium hypochlorite

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-016801

A chlorine compound often used as a disinfectant or a bleaching agent. Sodium hypochlorite in 0.5% w/v solution is called Dakin's solution, and is used as an antiseptic to clean infected topical wounds.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-016801
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymshypochlorite sodium; hypochlorous acid, sodium salt
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-016801",
  "term": "sodium hypochlorite",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A chlorine compound often used as a disinfectant or a bleaching agent. Sodium hypochlorite in 0.5% w/v solution is called Dakin's solution, and is used as an antiseptic to clean infected topical wounds.",
  "synonyms": [
    "hypochlorite sodium",
    "hypochlorous acid, sodium salt"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/sodium-hypochlorite/"
}

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