Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "hypochlorite" shine gishiri ko ester na hypochlorous acid, wanda shine raunin acid tare da tsarin sinadaran HClO. Ana amfani da Hypochlorites akai-akai azaman oxidizing jamiái da masu kashe ƙwayoyin cuta saboda ikon su na sakin chlorine lokacin narkar da cikin ruwa. Misalan hypochlorites sun haɗa da sodium hypochlorite, calcium hypochlorite, da potassium hypochlorite. Sodium hypochlorite, wanda kuma aka sani da bleach, ana amfani da shi azaman wakili mai tsaftar gida da kuma maganin kashe kwayoyin cuta a cikin tsire-tsire na ruwa.