Trichloride
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a chloride having three atoms of chlorine, as ferric chloride, FeCl 3 .
noun
1.
any compound that contains three chlorine atoms per molecule
trichloride tri·chlo·ride (trī-klôr’īd’) or tri·chlo·rid (-klôr’ĭd)
n.
A compound containing three chlorine atoms per molecule.
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