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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dilute aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite used in cleansing wounds.
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Henry Drysdale Dakin, (1880–1952), British biochemist.]
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