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chloride

[klawr-ahyd, -id, klohr-] Origin

chlo·ride

[klawr-ahyd, -id, klohr-]
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, CH3Cl.

Origin:
1805–15; chlor-2 + -ide
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chloride (ˈklɔːraɪd)
 
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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chloride
"chlorine compound," 1812, coined by Sir Humphrey Davy (1778-1829) from chlorine + -ide.
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chloride chlo·ride (klôr'īd')
n.
A binary compound of chlorine.


chlo·rid'ic (klə-rĭd'ĭk) adj.

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chloride   (klôr'īd')  Pronunciation Key 
A compound, such as ammonium chloride, containing chlorine and another element or radical.
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