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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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chlo·ride   (klôr'īd', klōr'-)   
n.  A binary compound of chlorine.
chlo·rid'ic (klə-rĭd'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: chlo·ride
Pronunciation: 'klO(&)r-"Id, 'klo(&)r-
Function: noun
1 : a compound of chlorine with another element orradical; especially : a salt or ester of hydrochloric acid called also muriate
2 : a monovalent anion consisting at one atom of chlorine
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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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