In chemistry terms the difference between dichloride and trichloride
is that dichloride is any chloride containing two chlorine atoms bound to a single element or radical while trichloride is any chloride containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule.
dichloride
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(chemistry) any chloride containing two chlorine atoms bound to a single element or radical
Derived terms
*cobalt dichloride
*copper dichloride
*dimercury dichloride
*indium dichloride
*lead dichloride
*manganese dichloride
*manganous dichloride
*mercury dichloride
*palladium dichloride
*platinum dichloride
*polyvinyl dichloride
*tin dichloride
*titanocene dichloride
*vinylidene dichloride
*zinc dichloride
trichloride
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(chemistry) any chloride containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule
Derived terms
*aluminium trichloride, aluminum trichloride
*californium trichloride
*cerium trichloride
*chromium trichloride
*dysprosium trichloride
*erbium trichloride
*europium trichloride
*gadolinium trichloride
*gold trichloride
*indium trichloride
*iodine trichloride
*iridium trichloride
*iron trichloride
*neodymium trichloride
*nitrogen trichloride
*oxytrichloride
*phosphorus trichloride
*praseodymium trichloride
*rhodium trichloride
*ruthenium trichloride
*samarium trichloride
*scandium trichloride
*terbium trichloride
*vinyl trichloride
*ytterbium trichloride
Related terms
* chlorine
* -ide
