hexachloride

[ hek-suh-klawr-ahyd, -klohr- ]

noun

1. a chloride containing six atoms of chlorine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hexachloride¹

First recorded in 1875–80; hexa- + chloride

Example Sentences

Monoxide, IrO, prepared by adding potassium hydrate to the hexachloride of iridium, and digesting the precipitate in an acid.

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