bismuth oxychloride

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noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, BiOCl, used chiefly in the manufacture of pigments, face powders, and artificial pearls.

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In pharmacy, as a source of both oxychloride and oxide of antimony.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
The oxyfluoride, CrO2F2, is obtained in a similar manner to the oxychloride by using fluorspar in place of common salt.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various
The oxychloride comes down as an amorphous white precipitate.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3|Various
The excess of oxychloride is removed by distillation under reduced pressure and the residue washed with dilute hydrochloric acid.
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett

Prof. Maisch believes it to be a very basic oxychloride of iron.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley