A chemical compound made of ferric iron and chlorine, specifically FeCl₃, commonly used in metal processing and water treatment.
Compound of 'ferric' (iron in +3 state) plus 'chloride' (from chlorine), created by standard chemical naming conventions that combine element names to indicate composition.
Ferric chloride is one of those industrial chemicals that quietly revolutionized technology—it's used in everything from circuit board manufacturing to water purification, yet most people have never heard of it despite depending on it daily.
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