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oxychloride

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[ok-si-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr-] / ˌɒk sɪˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, -ˈkloʊr- /

noun

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


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Etymology

Origin of oxychloride

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

Example Sentences

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The leaked substance - phosphorus oxychloride - was later contained.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2024

Phosphorus oxychloride is used as a base material by the chemical manufacturing industry, and can be corrosive and highly toxic if it makes contact with the skin.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2024

Many popular lines use bismuth oxychloride, a mineral byproduct of lead and copper processing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dr. Gilbert B. L. Smith of Brooklyn's Polytechnic Institute was referring to selenium oxychloride, a straw-colored liquid with which he has experimented for five years.

From Time Magazine Archive

If the solution be now added to a large bulk of water, the white oxychloride is precipitated, which is soluble in tartaric acid and precipitated orange yellow with hydrogen sulphide.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

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