trichlorhydrin Chem.
(traɪklɔəˈhaɪdrɪn)
[f. tri- 5 a + chlorhydr(ic + -in1 (termination of the compound ethers of glycerin: see triacetin).]
Glyceryl trichloride, C3H5Cl3, a haloid ester or compound ether of glycerin or glycerol, C3H5(OH)3, in which the three OH groups are replaced by chlorine atoms.
| 1862 Miller Elem. Chem. III. 281 Trichlorhydrin..is a neutral liquid, insoluble in water. |