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subchloride

noun
sub·​chloride | \ ¦sÉ™b+\

Definition of subchloride

1 : a binary chloride containing a relatively small proportion of chlorine calomel is the subchloride of mercury
2 : a basic chloride (such as an oxychloride)

History and Etymology for subchloride

International Scientific Vocabulary sub- + chloride

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