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.

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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

Example Sentences

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perchloride

Numerous other chemical substances have been used, alone and also in conjunction with one another, such as perchloride of iron, copperas, manganese, &c.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman

Prepare a similar series of tube cultivations numbered consecutively 7 to 12 and add varying quantities of the mercuric perchloride solution, viz.:

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by J. W. H. (John William Henry) Eyre

The mordant used in perchloride of iron, which is a 'still mordant,' i.e., one which does not evolve bubbles of gas.

From Photogravure by Henry R. Blaney

This develops a blood-red colour with perchloride of iron, bleached by corrosive sublimate.

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

French physician expresses his preference for lemon juice, as a local application in diphtheria, to chlorate of potash, nitrate of silver, perchloride of lime water.

From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Barkham Burroughs