Sesquichloride
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any chloride containing three chlorine atoms for every two atoms of another element.
"I had read of some remedies that were injected into the gland to leatherize the tissue and check the over-active circulation of the gland, so I tried injecting sesquichloride of iron in a few cases."
Example
More examples"I had read of some remedies that were injected into the gland to leatherize the tissue and check the over-active circulation of the gland, so I tried injecting sesquichloride of iron in a few cases."
Etymology
From sesqui- (“one and a half, a ratio of three to two”) + chloride.
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