Etymology

dichloride

D2I1C3H4L1O1R1I1D2E1

Today it means: any chloride containing two chlorine atoms bound to a single element or radical Full definition →

English chloride ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishchloride
  8. English todaydichloride

From di- + chloride.

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