noun
- Plural of antichlor; chemical agents used to remove excess chlorine from textiles or water after bleaching or disinfection.
Usage: technical; chemistry/textile industry
Examples
- The textile mill used antichlors to neutralize residual chlorine in the fabric after the bleaching process.
- Antichlors are essential in water treatment to eliminate chlorine before the water is released into the environment.
- Common antichlors include sodium thiosulfate and hydrogen peroxide.
- The technician added antichlors to the pool water to reduce the chlorine concentration to safe levels.