trichloride

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

noun Chemistry.

a chloride having three atoms of chlorine, as ferric chloride, FeCl3.

Origin of trichloride

First recorded in 1860–65; tri- + chloride

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Historical Examples of trichloride

It dissolves in hot hydrochloric acid, evolving hydrosulphuric acid, and producing a solution of trichloride of antimony.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
It dissociates into the trichloride and chlorine when heated.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2
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The very rounded form of the curve is due to the trichloride being largely dissociated in the liquid state.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications
Alexander Findlay
Antimony pentachloride, SbCl5 is prepared by heating the trichloride in a current of chlorine.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2
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Antimonyl chloride, SbOCl, is produced by the decomposition of one part of the trichloride with four parts of water.
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British Dictionary definitions for trichloride

trichloride

noun

any compound that contains three chlorine atoms per molecule

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trichloride in Medicine

trichloride

[trī-klôr′īd′]

A compound containing three chlorine atoms per molecule.