Meanings
nounoxychloride (plural oxychlorides)
plural oxychlorides
- chemistryA ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
- Englishoxy-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
- Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
- Englishchlor(ine)
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishchloride
- Englishoxychloride
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 氯氧化物
- 氯氧化物 (luk⁶ joeng⁵ faa³ mat⁶)compound of oxygen and chlorine
Chinese Mandarin 氯氧化物
- 氯氧化物 (lǜyǎnghuàwù)compound of oxygen and chlorine
Esperanto oksiklorido
- oksikloridocompound of oxygen and chlorine
Finnish oksikloridi
- oksikloridicompound of oxygen and chlorine
French oxychlorure
- oxychlorurecompound of oxygen and chlorine
German oxychlorid
- oxychloridcompound of oxygen and chlorine
Hungarian oxiklorid
- oxikloridcompound of oxygen and chlorine
Italian ossicloruro
- ossiclorurocompound of oxygen and chlorine
Japanese 塩化酸化物
- 塩化酸化物 (enkasankabutsu)compound of oxygen and chlorine
Portuguese oxicloreto
- oxicloretocompound of oxygen and chlorine
Russian оксихлорид
- оксихлорид (oksixlorid)compound of oxygen and chlorine
Spanish oxicloruro
- oxiclorurocompound of oxygen and chlorine
Swedish oxyklorid
- oxykloridcompound of oxygen and chlorine
Cite this entry
APA
oxychloride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxychloride
MLA
“oxychloride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxychloride. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxychloride,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxychloride.
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