trichloride

From tri- +‎ chloride.

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trichloride (plural trichlorides)

1. (chemistry) any chloride containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule.
   • 2024 November 24, Chris Boyette, “Investigators release update on BioLab chemical plant fire probe”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     When TCCA touches a small amount of water and doesn’t dissolve, “it can experience a chemical reaction, generating heat and causing the decomposition of the chemical, which in turn produces toxic chlorine gas and can produce explosive nitrogen trichloride,” a 2023 report by the CSB said.

• chlorine
• -ide