monochloride

[mon-uh-klawr-ahyd, -klohr-] /ˌmɒn əˈklɔr aɪd, -ˈkloʊr-/

Word Origin

noun, Chemistry.

a chloride containing one atom of chlorine with one atom of another element or a group.

Origin of monochloride

1865-1870

First recorded in 1865-70; mono- + chloride

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It crystallizes in long yellow needles and decomposes readily on heating into the monochloride and chlorine.

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British Dictionary definitions for monochloride

monochloride

/ˌmɒnəˈklɔːraɪd/

noun

a chloride containing one atom of chlorine per molecule

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