monochloride

American  

[mon-uh-klawr-ahyd, -klohr-] / ˌmɒn əˈklɔr aɪd, -ˈkloʊr- /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a chloride containing one atom of chlorine with one atom of another element or a group.

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monochloride British  

/ ˌmɒnəˈklɔːraɪd /

noun

1. a chloride containing one atom of chlorine per molecule

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Etymology

Origin of monochloride

First recorded in 1865–70; mono- + chloride

Example Sentences

Wijs' iodine reagent is made by dissolving 13 grammes iodine in 1 litre of glacial acetic acid and passing chlorine into the solution until the iodine is all converted into iodine monochloride.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

The new direct, sulphur monochloride method was taken up actively and several private firms attempted to develop the small scale manufacture.

From The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war by Lefebure, Victor

There must be in the solution no sensible excess either of iodine or more particularly of chlorine, over that required to form the monochloride.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.