trichloride

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

/ traɪˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, -ˈkloʊr- /

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noun Chemistry.

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

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Origin of trichloride

First recorded in 1860–65; tri- + chloride

Words nearby trichloride

trichinous, trichion, trichite, trichitis, trichlorfon, trichloride, trichlormethyl chloroformate, trichloroacetaldehyde, trichloroacetic acid, trichloroethane, trichloroethylene

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How to use trichloride in a sentence

Thrown down as a white precipitate when trichloride of antimony is poured into water.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
This solution is the equivalent of one containing 6.5 grains of trichloride to the ounce of water.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall
Add a solution of trichloride of gold to one of iodide of potassium.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Auric chloride, Terchloride of gold, Trichloride of gold, Auri chloridum.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

The mono- and dichlorides are decomposed by water with the formation of the trichloride, and separation of metallic indium.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for trichloride

trichloride

/ (traɪˈklɔːraɪd) /

noun

any compound that contains three chlorine atoms per molecule

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Medical definitions for trichloride

trichloride

[ trī-klôr′īd′ ]

A compound containing three chlorine atoms per molecule.