A chemical substance used to remove chlorine or bleach, especially from fabrics during textile manufacturing or laundry processes.
Anti- + chlor (from chlorine). The term emerged in the 19th century with industrial chemistry. Antichlor refers specifically to agents that counteract chlorine's effects, reducing fabric damage from bleaching.
The invention of antichlor in the 1800s was crucial to the textile industry—without it, bleaching would destroy fabrics, so this simple chemical enabled both brighter clothes and industrial success.
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