aluminium chloride
AlCl, only exists in the gas phase when AlCl₃ is heated with aluminiumAlCl, only exists in the gas phase when AlCl₃ is heated with aluminium.
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2 senses(uncountable)AlCl₃, the aluminium salt of hydrochloric acid; forms the covalent dimer Al₂Cl₆ when melted; it has very many industrial applications, including that of a catalyst in Friedel-Crafts reactions.
(uncountable)AlCl, only exists in the gas phase when AlCl₃ is heated with aluminium.
More definitions
- a chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst:aluminum chloride
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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