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phosphorus trichloride

phosphorus trichloride noun: the inorganic compound PCl₃; a toxic and volatile liquid.

Noun

phosphorus trichloride (uncountable)

  1. The inorganic compound PCl₃; a toxic and volatile liquid.

Questions about phosphorus trichloride

What does phosphorus trichloride mean?
Phosphorus trichloride means the inorganic compound PCl₃; a toxic and volatile liquid.
What part of speech is phosphorus trichloride?
Phosphorus trichloride is a noun.

Words near phosphorus trichloride in the dictionary

  1. phosphorus poisoning
  2. phosphorus poisonings
  3. phosphorus sesquisulphide
  4. phosphorus steel
  5. phosphorus steels
  6. phosphorus trichloride
  7. phosphorus ylide
  8. phosphorus ylides
  9. phosphorus-31
  10. phosphoruses
  11. phosphoruslike

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