bichloride

American

[bahy-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr-] / baɪˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, -ˈkloʊr- /

noun

Chemistry.

dichloride.

bichloride British

/ baɪˈklɔːraɪd /

noun

another name for dichloride

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Etymology

Origin of bichloride

First recorded in 1800–10; bi- ¹ + chloride

Example Sentences

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He bought some bichloride of mercury tablets for an antiseptic footwash.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is small excuse for having bichloride of mercury tablets around the house nowadays as an antiseptic.

From Time Magazine Archive

Occasional cures are affected�in Hawaii, with Chaulmoogra oil; in the U. S. with injections of bichloride of mercury, with arsenic; X-ray treatment affects temporary relief.

From Time Magazine Archive

The area to be cut was prepared for several days by "scrubbing and wrapping in bichloride solution or carbolic-soaked towels."

From Time Magazine Archive

A child with tinea should be kept away from school; and his desk and what he touches should be washed with the bichloride of mercury solution.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

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