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perchloride

American  
[per-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr-] / pərˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, -ˈkloʊr- /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. the chloride of any particular element or group with the maximum proportion of chlorine.


perchloride British  
/ pəˈklɔːraɪd /

noun

  1. a chloride that contains more chlorine than other chlorides of the same element

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Etymology

Origin of perchloride

First recorded in 1810–20; per- + chloride

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If there is any hæmorrhage, bathe with very cold water in which alum has been dissolved, and apply a styptic, as tannic acid or perchloride of iron.

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For the latter reason I do not use the subsulphate and perchloride of iron; for the former, the permanganate of potassium.

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A red sympathetic ink may be made in the following manner: Write with a very dilute solution of perchloride of iron—so dilute, indeed, that the writing will be invisible when dry.

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The action of the etching mordant—perchloride of iron—being in exact proportion to the light and shade of the developed print.

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A strong solution of perchloride of iron penetrates only the thinner parts of the film, whereas a weaker acts also through the thicker parts.

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