"sesquichloride" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sesquichlorides [plural]
Etymology: sesqui- (“one and a half, a ratio of three to two”) + chloride. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sesqui|chloride|t1=one and a half, a ratio of three to two}} sesqui- (“one and a half, a ratio of three to two”) + chloride Head templates: {{en-noun}} sesquichloride (plural sesquichlorides)
  1. (chemistry) Any chloride containing three chlorine atoms for every two atoms of another element. Categories (topical): Chemistry

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