oxochloride

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noun

Any oxohalide in which the halide is chloride

OriginEnglish chloride ← French oxygène ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos) →
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Meanings

nounoxochloride (plural oxochlorides)

plural oxochlorides

  1. chemistryAny oxohalide in which the halide is chloride

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  5. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  6. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  7. Frenchoxygène
  8. Englishoxygen
  9. Englishoxo-
  10. Englishchloride
  11. Englishoxochloride

From oxo- + chloride.

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APA

oxochloride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxochloride

MLA

“oxochloride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxochloride. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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