perchloride

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noun

A chloride having a higher proportion of chlorine than any other chloride of the same substance or series.

OriginEnglish chloride ← Latin per- ← Proto-Italic *per →
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Meanings

nounperchloride (plural perchlorides)

plural perchlorides

  1. chemistryA chloride having a higher proportion of chlorine than any other chloride of the same substance or series.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Latinper-
  6. Englishper-
  7. Englishchloride
  8. Englishperchloride

From per- + chloride.

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APA

perchloride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perchloride

MLA

“perchloride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perchloride. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perchloride,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perchloride.

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