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DICHLORIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dichloride mean?
• DICHLORIDE (noun)
The noun DICHLORIDE has 1 sense:
1. a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule
Familiarity information: DICHLORIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
bichloride; dichloride
Hypernyms ("dichloride" is a kind of...):
chloride (any compound containing a chlorine atom)
Context examples
Ethylene dichloride is primarily used to produce vinyl chloride.
(Ethylene Dichloride, NCI Thesaurus)
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