Definition of "dichloride" [di•chlo•ride]

• A chemical compound containing two chlorine atoms bound to another element or radical. Also called bichloride. (noun)

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• "PVC production requires vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), a dangerous explosive, and creates toxic waste, notably ethylene dichloride (EDC) tars—two things no neighborhood wants."
• "His most important and surprising discovery was what has become known as Tebbe's reagent, a species made through the reaction of titanocene dichloride with trimethylaluminum."
• "At DuPont I shared a lab with the remarkable Fred Tebbe, who was studying, among other things, reactions of ethyl aluminum reagents with titanocene dichloride."