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trichloride

American  
[trahy-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr-] / traɪˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, -ˈkloʊr- /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a chloride having three atoms of chlorine, as ferric chloride, FeCl 3 .


trichloride British  
/ traɪˈklɔːraɪd /

noun

  1. any compound that contains three chlorine atoms per molecule

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of trichloride

First recorded in 1860–65; tri- + chloride

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Phosphorus trichloride is a colorless liquid that is prepared by passing chlorine over molten phosphorus.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

Phosphorus pentachloride is an off-white solid that is prepared by oxidizing the trichloride with excess chlorine.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

The pentachloride sublimes when warmed and forms an equilibrium with the trichloride and chlorine when heated.

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

For 25 years U.S. millers have been using in their flour a compound called nitrogen trichloride.

From Time Magazine Archive

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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