sesquichloride

English

Etymology

sesqui- (“one and a half, a ratio of three to two”) +‎ chloride.

Noun

sesquichloride (plural sesquichlorides)

  1. (chemistry) Any chloride containing three chlorine atoms for every two atoms of another element.
    • 1936, Collected Papers of the Mayo Clinic and the Mayo Foundation, page 466:
      I had read of some remedies that were injected into the gland to leatherize the tissue and check the over-active circulation of the gland, so I tried injecting sesquichloride of iron in a few cases.
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