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perchloride

perchloride noun: a chloride having a higher proportion of chlorine than any other chloride of the same substance or series.

Noun

perchloride (plural perchlorides)

  1. A chloride having a higher proportion of chlorine than any other chloride of the same substance or series.

Forms of perchloride

pluralperchlorides

Origin of perchloride

From per- + chloride.

Words formed from perchloride

  • mercury perchloride

Questions about perchloride

What does perchloride mean?
Perchloride means a chloride having a higher proportion of chlorine than any other chloride of the same substance or series.
What part of speech is perchloride?
Perchloride is a noun.
What is the plural of perchloride?
The plural of perchloride is perchlorides.

Words near perchloride in the dictionary

  1. perchlings
  2. perchlorate
  3. perchlorates
  4. perchloric
  5. perchloric acid
  6. perchloride
  7. perchlorides
  8. perchlorinate
  9. perchlorinated
  10. perchlorinates
  11. perchlorinating

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