trichloride

[ trahy-klawr-ahyd, -id, -klohr- ]

/ traɪˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, -ˈkloʊr- /

a chloride having three atoms of chlorine, as ferric chloride, FeCl3.

Origin of trichloride

First recorded in 1860–65; tri- + chloride

The mono- and dichlorides are decomposed by water with the formation of the trichloride, and separation of metallic indium.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4 |Various
The solution being evaporated, the trichloride occurs as a greenish-blue deliquescent mass, which is soluble in alcohol.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
Add a solution of trichloride of gold to one of iodide of potassium.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley
It dissociates into the trichloride and chlorine when heated.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 |Various

The very rounded form of the curve is due to the trichloride being largely dissociated in the liquid state.

The Phase Rule and Its Applications |Alexander Findlay

trichloride

/ (traɪˈklɔːraɪd) /

any compound that contains three chlorine atoms per molecule

trichloride

[ trī-klôr′īd′ ]

A compound containing three chlorine atoms per molecule.