bichloride

American

[bahy-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr-] / baɪˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, -ˈkloʊr- /

noun

Chemistry.

dichloride.

bichloride British

/ baɪˈklɔːraɪd /

noun

another name for dichloride

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Etymology

Origin of bichloride

First recorded in 1800–10; bi- ¹ + chloride

Example Sentences

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Within the past few years the internal administration of bichloride of mercury has been resorted to more frequently and with greater success than ever before.

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Afterward wash the wagon with the acid bichloride.

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Second ditto, including Archer’s collodion process, bichloride of mercury bleaching and intensifying, and gutta-percha transfer process, 1856.

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If this fails, give one-twelfth of a grain of bichloride of mercury thrice daily.

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Be careful of the bichloride of mercury, because it is a poison.

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