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trichloride

noun

any compound containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule

• Hypernyms: ↑chloride

• Hyponyms: ↑nitrogen trichloride, ↑Agene

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\(ˈ)trī+\ noun

Etymology: trichlor- + -ide

: a binary compound containing three atoms of chlorine combined with an element or radical

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/truy klawr"uyd, -id, -klohr"-/, n. Chem.

a chloride having three atoms of chlorine, as ferric chloride, FeCl₃.

[1860-65; TRI- + CHLORIDE]

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triˈchlorate, triˈchloride

see tri- 5 a.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.