a compound in which two atoms of chlorine are combined with another atom or group
Also called: bichloride
dichloride in American English
(daɪˈklɔraɪd)
noun
bichloride
dichloride in American English
(daiˈklɔraid, -ɪd, -ˈklour-)
noun
a compound in which two atoms of chlorine are combined with another element or group
Also called: bichloride
Word origin
[1815–25; di-1 + chloride]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aesthetic, artifact, heuristic, pullout, welterweightdi- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “two,” “twice,” “double”(diphthong). On this model, di- is freely used in the formation of compound words (dicotyledon; dipolar) and in chemical terms (diatomic; disulfide)
Examples of 'dichloride' in a sentence
dichloride
Unfortunately, possibly due to their fast hydrolysis, derivatives of titanocen dichloride failed in clinical studies.
Timo A. Immel, Ulrich Groth, Thomas Huhn, Peter Öhlschläger 2011, 'Titanium Salan Complexes Displays Strong Antitumor Properties In Vitro and In Vivoin Mice', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0017869. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The recently approved radiopharmaceutical, radium-223 dichloride, has demonstrated impressive results in patients with extensive bony metastases with minimal toxicity.
Daniel L. Suzman, Emmanuel S. Antonarakis 2014, 'Castration-resistant prostate cancer: latest evidence and therapeutic implications',Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncologyhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1758834014529176. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The major allergens were nickel sulfate and cobalt dichloride in workers and colophony and p-tert-butylphenol formaldehyde resin in managers.
Yu-Xin Chen, Bing-Ai Gao, Hai-Yan Cheng, Lin-Feng Li 2017, 'Survey of Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis and Patch Test among Clothing Employeesin Beijing', BioMed Research Internationalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3102358. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The times of application of the product paraquat dichloride did not affect the germination and vigor of bean seeds.
Marlo Adriano Bison Pinto, Claudir José Basso, Stela Maris Kulczynski, Cristiano Bellé 2014, 'Productivity and physiological quality of seeds with burn down herbicides at the preharvest of bean crops', Journal of Seed Sciencehttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-15372014000400001&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)