oxychloride: Meaning and Definition of

ox•y•chlo•ride

Pronunciation: (ok"si-klôr'īd, -id, -klōr'-), [key]
— n. Chem.
  1. a compound having oxygen and chlorine atoms bonded to another element, as bismuth oxychloride, BiOCl.
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