trichloride
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of trichloride
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Phosphorus trichloride is a colorless liquid that is prepared by passing chlorine over molten phosphorus.
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Phosphorus pentachloride is an off-white solid that is prepared by oxidizing the trichloride with excess chlorine.
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The pentachloride sublimes when warmed and forms an equilibrium with the trichloride and chlorine when heated.
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For 25 years U.S. millers have been using in their flour a compound called nitrogen trichloride.
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It burns in an atmosphere of chlorine forming the trichloride; it also combines directly with bromine and sulphur on heating, while on fusion with alkalis it forms arsenites.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
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