monochloride

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

/ ˌmɒn əˈklɔr aɪd, -ˈkloʊr- /

noun Chemistry.

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

Nearby words

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monoceros,
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monochord,
monochorea,
monochorionic,
monochroic

Origin of monochloride

First recorded in 1865–70; mono- + chloride

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Examples from the Web for monochloride

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

British Dictionary definitions for monochloride

monochloride

/ (ˌmɒnəˈklɔːraɪd) /

noun

a chloride containing one atom of chlorine per molecule

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