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trichloride

trichloride noun: any chloride containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule.

Noun

trichloride (plural trichlorides)

  1. any chloride containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule.
    • When TCCA touches a small amount of water and doesn’t dissolve, “it can experience a chemical reaction, generating heat and causing the decomposition of the chemical, which in turn produces toxic chlorine gas and can produce explosive nitrogen trichloride,” a 2023 report by the CSB said.2024 November 24, Chris Boyette, “Investigators release update on BioLab chemical plant fire probe”, in CNN

Forms of trichloride

pluraltrichlorides

Origin of trichloride

From tri- + chloride.

Words formed from trichloride

Questions about trichloride

What does trichloride mean?
Trichloride means any chloride containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule.
What part of speech is trichloride?
Trichloride is a noun.
What is the plural of trichloride?
The plural of trichloride is trichlorides.

Words near trichloride in the dictionary

  1. trichlorethylene
  2. trichlorethylenes
  3. trichlorfon
  4. trichlorhydrin
  5. trichlorid
  6. trichloride
  7. trichlorides
  8. trichlorids
  9. trichlorinated
  10. trichlormethiazide
  11. trichlormethine

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