chloride

[ klawr-ahyd, -id, klohr- ]

/ ˈklɔr aɪd, -ɪd, ˈkloʊr- /

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noun

a salt of hydrochloric acid consisting of two elements, one of which is chlorine, as sodium chloride, NaCl.

a compound containing chlorine, as methyl chloride, CH3Cl.

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Origin of chloride

First recorded in 1805–15; chlor-² + -ide

Words nearby chloride

chlorella, chlorenchyma, chlorhexidine, chloric, chloric acid, chloride, chloride of lime, chloride paper, chloridize, chlorinate, chlorinated lime

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How to use chloride in a sentence

“Overall it seems that when they do not contain cobalt chloride, silica gel packets are relatively safe to use,” said Baechler.
5 reasons to hold on to old silica gel packets|Bridget Reed Morawski|July 27, 2022|Popular-Science
The beads are then fished out from the brine and washed with a strong acid to separate out lithium chloride.
New Lithium Mining Technology Could Give Argentina a Sustainable Gold Rush|Ciara Nugent//ANTOFAGASTA DE LA SIERRA, ARGENTINA|July 26, 2022|Time
To achieve this, we use the nanotechnology to deposit titanium dioxide nanoparticles as a shell layer and sodium chloride crystal core.
Scientists advance cloud-seeding capabilities with nanotechnology|Jenn Webb|March 28, 2022|MIT Technology Review
Those are the atoms that make up the methyl bromide and methyl chloride released into air.
Widely used pesticides may threaten Earth’s ozone layer|Katie Grace Carpenter|February 18, 2022|Science News For Students

The chlorides can spur heavy metals like lead to leach into groundwater, rivers, and more, says Xianming Shi, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Washington State University.
There’s a better way to use rock salt on snow|Purbita Saha|February 5, 2022|Popular-Science
Chloride of Lime … bad smell … bad egg … white of egg … fowl … grain … flour … flour and water … milk fluid … milk.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The same effect may be produced by dipping the straw into the chloride of lime dissolved in water.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
There had never been screens on a barn in Bentford before, however, nor any chloride of lime used.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton
It gave a bluish-black color with impure ferrous sulphate and a dark color with ferric chloride.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
An alcoholic solution of this substance gave a dark color with ferric chloride and a light colored precipitate with lead acetate.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme

British Dictionary definitions for chloride

chloride

/ (ˈklɔːraɪd) /

noun

any salt of hydrochloric acid, containing the chloride ion Cl –

any compound containing a chlorine atom, such as methyl chloride (chloromethane), CH 3 Cl

Derived forms of chloride

chloridic (kləˈrɪdɪk), adjective

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Scientific definitions for chloride

chloride

[ klôr′īd′ ]

A compound, such as ammonium chloride, containing chlorine and another element or radical.