oxychloriden.
/ˌɒksɪˈklɔːrʌɪd/, U.S. /ˌɑksiˈklɔˌraɪd/ Chemistry.
A compound containing both oxygen and chlorine; spec. (a) a combined oxide and chloride; (b) = chlorate n.
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phosgene1812
dichloride1825
chlorine1832
oxychloride1840
chemic1843
chromyl chloride1869
auro-chloride1875
1840 J. Berzelius in London & Edinb. Philos. Mag. 16 6 Examples of combinations of oxichlorides with other bodies.
1856 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. II. 717 In the bodies termed oxychlorides..one equivalent of the chloride..is united with one or more equivalents of the oxide of the same metal. Turner's yellow..is an oxychloride of lead (PbCl, 7 Pb.O).
1877 H. Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 596 Phosphorous, oxychloride of. POCl3.—This compound..is produced by reactions analogous to those above described for the formation of oxybromide.
1880 Soc. Arts 447 The scarlet obtained by dyeing cochineal in the presence of oxichloride of tin.
1955 J. C. Giblin Qualitative & Volumetric Anal. (ed. 2) i. 11 The chlorides of these two metals are easily hydrolysed by water and form insoluble oxychlorides.
1995 Economist 25 Mar. 133/2 Production and traffic in potential input chemicals such as..phosphorus trichloride and phosphorus oxychloride, common precursors to the aklylation reaction that are used to make pesticides and flame retardants, will be monitored.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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