A chemical compound containing chlorine and iodine combined with another element, used in specialized applications.
From 'chloro-' (chlorine) plus 'iodide' (iodine compound). This combines two reactive halogen elements in a single compound.
Chloriodide compounds are rare and weird in chemistry because chlorine and iodine are both so reactive—getting them to play nicely together in one molecule requires special conditions!
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