a chloride of an element that contains less chlorine than its common chloride
subchloride in American English
(sʌbˈklɔraɪd)
noun
a chloride containing a relatively small proportion of chlorine
subchloride in American English
(sʌbˈklɔraid, -ɪd, -ˈklour-)
noun
Chemistry
a chloride containing a relatively small proportion of chlorine, as mercurous chloride
Word origin
[sub- + chloride]sub- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy). On this model, sub- is freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning “under,” “below,”“beneath” (subalpine; substratum), “slightly,” “imperfectly,” “nearly” (subcolumnar; subtropical), “secondary,” “subordinate” (subcommittee; subplot)