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tetrachloride

tetrachloride noun: any chloride containing four chlorine atoms in each molecule.

Noun

tetrachloride (plural tetrachlorides)

  1. any chloride containing four chlorine atoms in each molecule

Forms of tetrachloride

pluraltetrachlorides

Origin of tetrachloride

From tetra- + chloride.

Words formed from tetrachloride

Questions about tetrachloride

What does tetrachloride mean?
Tetrachloride means any chloride containing four chlorine atoms in each molecule.
What part of speech is tetrachloride?
Tetrachloride is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrachloride?
The plural of tetrachloride is tetrachlorides.

Words near tetrachloride in the dictionary

  1. tetrachloraurate
  2. tetrachloraurates
  3. tetrachlorethylene
  4. tetrachlorethylenes
  5. tetrachlorid
  6. tetrachloride
  7. tetrachlorides
  8. tetrachlorids
  9. tetrachlorinated
  10. tetrachloro
  11. tetrachloroaurate

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