subchloride

[ suhb-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr- ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a chloride containing a relatively small proportion of chlorine, as mercurous chloride.

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subchloride

/ (sʌbˈklɔːraɪd) /


noun
  1. a chloride of an element that contains less chlorine than its common chloride

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