subchloride

noun

sub·​chloride

¦səb+

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)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary sub- + chloride

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