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Hydrochloride vs Hypochlorite - What's the difference?

hydrochloride | hypochlorite |

In chemistry terms the difference between hydrochloride and hypochlorite

is that hydrochloride is a compound of hydrochloric acid with an organic base such as an amine while hypochlorite is any salt of hypochlorous acid; used as a household bleach.

hydrochloride

English

Noun

(wikipedia hydrochloride) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A compound of hydrochloric acid with an organic base such as an amine

    • hypochlorite

    English

    (wikipedia hypochlorite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) any salt of hypochlorous acid; used as a household bleach