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bichloride

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

noun

Chemistry.
  1. dichloride.


bichloride British  
/ baɪˈklɔːraɪd /

noun

  1. another name for dichloride

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bichloride

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

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The area to be cut was prepared for several days by "scrubbing and wrapping in bichloride solution or carbolic-soaked towels."

From Time Magazine Archive

He bought some bichloride of mercury tablets for an antiseptic footwash.

From Time Magazine Archive

Copious dressings of weak bichloride of mercury solution will then promote healing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dr. Cook's letter reminded every one that it was just to prevent such accidents that the Pharmacopoeia 16 years ago laid down strict rules for the preparation of bichloride tablets.

From Time Magazine Archive

The disinfectants to use are acid bichloride of mercury and heat.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

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