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trichloride [trahy-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr-] ExamplesWord Origin noun Chemistry.
- a chloride having three atoms of chlorine, as ferric chloride, FeCl3.
Origin of trichloride First recorded in 1860–65; tri- + chloride Examples from the Web for trichloride Historical Examples of trichloride
It dissolves in hot hydrochloric acid, evolving hydrosulphuric acid, and producing a solution of trichloride of antimony.
Arnold Cooley
It dissociates into the trichloride and chlorine when heated.
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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
Antimonyl chloride, SbOCl, is produced by the decomposition of one part of the trichloride with four parts of water.
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Antimony pentachloride, SbCl5 is prepared by heating the trichloride in a current of chlorine.
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British Dictionary definitions for trichloride trichloride noun
- any compound that contains three chlorine atoms per molecule
trichloride in Medicine trichloride [trī-klôr′īd′] n.
- A compound containing three chlorine atoms per molecule.