subchloride

sub·chlor·ide

(sŭb-klōr'īd),

The chloride of a series that contains proportionally the greatest amount of the other element in the compound; for example, subchloride of mercury is Hg₂Cl₂, whereas chloride or perchloride of mercury is HgCl₂.

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