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bichloride

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

dichloride.

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Origin of bichloride

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

Words nearby bichloride

Bichat, Bichat's fissure, Bichat's membrane, Biche-la-mar, bichir, bichloride, bichloride of mercury, Bichon Frise, bichromate, bichromate process, bichrome
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British Dictionary definitions for bichloride

bichloride
/ (baɪˈklɔːraɪd) /

noun

another name for dichloride
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