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protochloride

protochloride noun: any of a series of chlorides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of chlorine per molecule.

Noun

protochloride (plural protochlorides)

  1. Any of a series of chlorides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of chlorine per molecule

Forms of protochloride

pluralprotochlorides

Origin of protochloride

From proto- + chloride.

Questions about protochloride

What does protochloride mean?
Protochloride means any of a series of chlorides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of chlorine per molecule.
What part of speech is protochloride?
Protochloride is a noun.
What is the plural of protochloride?
The plural of protochloride is protochlorides.

Words near protochloride in the dictionary

  1. protochemical
  2. protochemically
  3. protochemist
  4. protochemistry
  5. protochemists
  6. protochloride
  7. protochlorides
  8. protochlorophilide
  9. protochlorophyll
  10. protochlorophyllide
  11. protochlorophyllides

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