sulfuryl chloride

[ suhl-fuh-ril klawr-ahyd, ‐fyuh-ril; klawr-id ]

/ ˈsʌl fə rɪl ˈklɔr aɪd, ‐fyə rɪl; ˈklɔr ɪd /

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noun Chemistry.

a colorless liquid, SO2Cl2, having a very pungent odor and corrosive to the skin and mucous membranes: used as a chlorinating or sulfonating agent.

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Also sul·fo·nyl chlo·ride

[suhl-fuh-nil klawr-ahyd, klawr-id] /ˈsʌl fə nɪl ˈklɔr aɪd, ˈklɔr ɪd/ .

Origin of sulfuryl chloride

First recorded in 1865–70

Chloride of Lime … bad smell … bad egg … white of egg … fowl … grain … flour … flour and water … milk fluid … milk.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The same effect may be produced by dipping the straw into the chloride of lime dissolved in water.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
There had never been screens on a barn in Bentford before, however, nor any chloride of lime used.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton
It gave a bluish-black color with impure ferrous sulphate and a dark color with ferric chloride.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme

An alcoholic solution of this substance gave a dark color with ferric chloride and a light colored precipitate with lead acetate.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme