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chloride

[klawr-ahyd, -id, klohr-]
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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.
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Origin of chloride

First recorded in 1805–15; chlor-2 + -ide
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Examples from the Web for chloride

Historical Examples

  • They walked him between them back to the door and Chloride and Sinclair went in.

    The Plunderer

    Roy Norton

  • The iron must be filed clean and then brushed with chloride of zinc solution.

    On Laboratory Arts

    Richard Threlfall

  • It is then painted with chloride of zinc and soldered with the bit.

    On Laboratory Arts

    Richard Threlfall

  • The use of chloride of zinc is practically essential in this case.

    On Laboratory Arts

    Richard Threlfall

  • The most satisfactory of these substances is chloride of calcium .

British Dictionary definitions for chloride

chloride

noun
  1. any salt of hydrochloric acid, containing the chloride ion Cl –
  2. any compound containing a chlorine atom, such as methyl chloride (chloromethane), CH 3 Cl
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Derived Formschloridic (kləˈrɪdɪk), adjective
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Word Origin and History for chloride

n.

"compound of chlorine and another element," 1812, coined by Sir Humphrey Davy (1778-1829) from chlorine + -ide on the analogy of oxide.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
chloride in Medicine

chloride

(klôr′īd′)
n.
  1. A binary compound of chlorine.
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Related formschlo•rid′ic (klə-rĭd′ĭk) adj.
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chloride in Science

chloride

[klôr′īd′]
  1. A compound, such as ammonium chloride, containing chlorine and another element or radical.
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