What is "trichloride"

Trichloride \Tri*chlo"ride\, n. [Pref. tri- + chloride.] (Chem.) A chloride having three atoms of chlorine in the molecule.

n. (context chemistry English) any chloride containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule

n. any compound containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule

Trichloride may refer to:

• Antimony trichloride, SbCl also known as butter of antimony
• Arsenic trichloride, AsCl, also known as arsenous chloride or butter of arsenic
• Boron trichloride, BCl, a colorless gas and valuable reagent in organic synthesis
• Butyltin trichloride, an organotin compound
• Gallium trichloride, GaCl
• Iodine trichloride, ICl
• Nitrogen trichloride, NCl, a yellow, oily, pungent-smelling liquid is most commonly encountered as a byproduct of reactions between ammonia-derivatives and chlorine
• Phosphorus trichloride, PCl, a yellow solid
• Rhenium trichloride, ReCl