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perchloride

[ per-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr- ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. the chloride of any particular element or group with the maximum proportion of chlorine.


perchloride

/ pəˈklɔːraɪd /

noun

  1. a chloride that contains more chlorine than other chlorides of the same element
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of perchloride1

First recorded in 1810–20; per- + chloride
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Example Sentences

Sterilized vaseline or glycerine of perchloride of mercury may be smeared over the point of the dilator to facilitate its passage.

Chinese ink, sterilized and prepared by rubbing up with 1–6,000 perchloride of mercury, is smeared over the area to be tattooed.

The action of the etching mordant—perchloride of iron—being in exact proportion to the light and shade of the developed print.

With the perchloride of iron it gives a blackish-green color, and sulphuric acid colors it red.

I then proceeded to the local chemist and had my medicine-case filled up, and secured an extra supply of perchloride.

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