chloride
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aɪd, -ɪd, ˈkloʊr- noun
1.
a salt of hydrochloric acid consisting of two elements, one of which is chlorine, as sodium chloride, NaCl.
2.
a compound containing chlorine, as methyl chloride, CH 3 Cl.
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| —n | |
| 1. | any salt of hydrochloric acid, containing the chloride ion Cl-- |
| 2. | any compound containing a chlorine atom, such as methyl chloride (chloromethane), CH3Cl |
| chloridic | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
chloride
"chlorine compound," 1812, coined by Sir Humphrey Davy (1778-1829) from chlorine + -ide.
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Medical Dictionary
chloride chlo·ride (klôr'īd')
n.
A binary compound of chlorine.
chlo·rid'ic (klə-rĭd'ĭk) adj.
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Science Dictionary
chloride  (klôr'īd') Pronunciation Key
A compound, such as ammonium chloride, containing chlorine and another element or radical. |
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Example sentences
Also in the noxious brew: ammonia, vinyl chloride, and ethylene dichloride.
Mix water and calcium chloride together until the calcium chloride dissolves and set the strainer in the water bowl.
Chloride is found in many chemicals and other substances in the body.
Chloride and conductivity probes sense the same flow stream at the rear of the vehicle.
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