auric chloride

noun

An inorganic compound of gold and chlorine with the molecular formula Au₂Cl₆.

Meanings

nounauric chloride (countable and uncountable, plural auric chlorides)

plural auric chlorides

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn inorganic compound of gold and chlorine with the molecular formula Au₂Cl₆.

    Synonyms: gold trichloride

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn inorganic compound of gold and chlorine with the molecular formula Au₂Cl₆.

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