Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A chloride having more chlorine than other chlorides of the same element.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A chloride having a higher proportion of chlorine than any other chloride of the same substance or series.
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- noun chemistry A
chloride having a higher proportion ofchlorine than any other chloride of the same substance or series.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a chloride containing an unusually high proportion of chlorine
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Examples
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Numerous other chemical substances have been used, alone and also in conjunction with one another, such as perchloride of iron, copperas, manganese, &c.
Manures and the principles of manuring Charles Morton Aikman
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By tasting, and guessing, and adding I in KI, or perchloride of iron.
Victorian Woman Doctors Peggy 2007
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By tasting, and guessing, and adding I in KI, or perchloride of iron.
Archive 2007-07-01 Peggy 2007
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He would have been greatly irritated and thrown off his balance, had any one told him that the elixir of gold is nothing but the perchloride of iron.
Les Miserables 2008
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The dynamite, the detective said, there were impurities, a residue of ammonium oxalate and potassium perchloride that might mean the bomb was homemade, and the dead bolt on the front door was shattered.
Fight Club Palahniuk, Chuck 1996
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This develops a blood-red colour with perchloride of iron, bleached by corrosive sublimate.
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Meconic acid gives a blood-red colour with perchloride of iron, not discharged by corrosive sublimate or chloride of gold.
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The similar colour produced by sulpho-cyanide of potassium and perchloride of iron is discharged by chloride of gold and corrosive sublimate.
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Where an antiseptic mouth wash is needed, Mr. Sewill prescribes the use of perchloride of mercury in the following form: One grain of the perchloride and 1 grain of chloride of ammonium to be dissolved in 1 oz.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 Various
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_ -- Morphine and its acetate give an orange-red colour with nitric acid, becoming brighter on standing; decompose iodic acid, setting free iodine; with perchloride of iron, gives a rich indigo-blue; with bichromate of potassium, a green turning to brown.
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