monochloride

[ mon-uh-klawr-ahyd, -klohr- ]

/ ˌmɒn əˈklɔr aɪd, -ˈkloʊr- /

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noun Chemistry.

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

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Origin of monochloride

First recorded in 1865–70; mono- + chloride

Words nearby monochloride

monocarpous, monocephalic, Monoceros, monochasium, monochlamydeous, monochloride, monochloroacetic acid, monochord, monochroic, monochromat, monochromatic

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How to use monochloride in a sentence

This process consisted in blowing gaseous ethylene into liquid sulphur monochloride in large iron reaction vessels.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
We also designed a tank car originally for the shipment of chlorpicrin and later used it for shipping sulphur monochloride.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
It crystallizes in long yellow needles and decomposes readily on heating into the monochloride and chlorine.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6|Various
This is the eutectic point for iodine monochloride and iodine trichloride.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications|Alexander Findlay

At temperatures below its melting point, therefore, iodine monochloride can be in equilibrium with two different solutions.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications|Alexander Findlay

British Dictionary definitions for monochloride

monochloride

/ (ˌmɒnəˈklɔːraɪd) /

noun

a chloride containing one atom of chlorine per molecule

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