oxychloride

[ ok-si-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr- ]

/ ˌɒk sɪˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, -ˈkloʊr- /

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noun Chemistry.

a compound having oxygen and chlorine atoms bonded to another element, as bismuth oxychloride, BiOCl.

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Origin of oxychloride

First recorded in 1855–60; oxy-² + chloride

OTHER WORDS FROM oxychloride

ox·y·chlo·ric, adjective

Words nearby oxychloride

oxybutynin chloride, oxycalcium, oxycalcium light, oxycellulose, oxycephaly, oxychloride, oxychromatic, oxycodone, oxycodone hydrochloride, OxyContin, oxyesthesia

How to use oxychloride in a sentence

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