bichloride

[bahy-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr-]

noun

Chemistry.

1. dichloride.

bichloride

/ baɪˈklɔːraɪd /

noun

1. another name for dichloride

Word History and Origins

Origin of bichloride¹

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

Example Sentences

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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