Etymology

perchloride

P3E1R1C3H4L1O1R1I1D2E1

Today it means: A chloride having a higher proportion of chlorine than any other chloride of the same substance or series. Full definition →

English chloride ← Latin per- ← Proto-Italic *per
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Latinper-
  6. Englishper-
  7. Englishchloride
  8. English todayperchloride

From per- + chloride.

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