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dichloride

American  
[dahy-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr-] / daɪˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, -ˈkloʊr- /

noun

  1. a compound in which two atoms of chlorine are combined with another element or group.


dichloride British  
/ daɪˈklɔːraɪd /

noun

  1. Also called: bichloride.  a compound in which two atoms of chlorine are combined with another atom or group

"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 dichloride

First recorded in 1815–25; di- 1 + chloride

Example Sentences

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The proposal would also institute new monitoring requirements for ethylene oxide and a host of other chemicals — including chloroprene, benzene, 1,3-butadiene, ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride, the EPA said.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2023

Power outages caused by the storm triggered a release of ethylene dichloride from a storage tank at a plastics plant in Plaquemine operated by Shintech, a subsidiary of the Japanese industrial giant Shin-Etsu.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2021

And a plastic plant that lost power in the storm’s aftermath is emitting ethylene dichloride, yet another toxic substance.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2021

He was fearless and careful, a good fit for his hazardous job fitting and repairing pipes carrying lethal chemicals such as ethylene dichloride, mercury, lead, chromium, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and dioxins.

From The Guardian • Sep. 7, 2016

By heating gallium in a regulated stream of chlorine the dichloride GaCl2 is obtained as a crystalline mass, which melts at 164� C. and readily decomposes on exposure to moist air.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

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