ferric chloride
ferric chloride
nounDefinition of FERRIC CHLORIDE
: a deliquescent dark salt FeCl3 that readily hydrates to the yellow-orange form and that is used especially for etching, in sewage treatment, and as an astringent
First Known Use of FERRIC CHLORIDE
1869
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