chloride
Americannoun
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chlorides
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a salt of hydrochloric acid consisting of two elements, one of which is chlorine, as sodium chloride, NaCl.
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a compound containing chlorine, as methyl chloride, CH 3 Cl.
noun
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any salt of hydrochloric acid, containing the chloride ion Cl –
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any compound containing a chlorine atom, such as methyl chloride (chloromethane), CH 3 Cl
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Origin of chloride
First recorded in 1805–15; chlor- 2 + -ide ( def. )
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Pioneer typically works with food, medical and industrial supply companies, creating disposable trays made of materials such as polystyrene or polyvinyl chloride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
When thermal runaway starts, the process can continue for days, with the potential for batteries to release toxic gases such as hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride and carbon monoxide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Norfolk Southern advocated burning five tanker cars of vinyl chloride it said could explode, and the plan unfolded three days later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Salt particles -- specifically sodium chloride and potassium chloride -- are most often used" as cloud-seeding agents, said Adnan Yarmohammed, one of the Emirati officials in charge of sharing his country's experience.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The battery was a lithium thionyl chloride non- rechargeable.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
In related work published in Cell Reports Physical Science, the same group reported a method for directly combining these gases with acid chlorides to produce industrially important ketones in a single step.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026
The health ministry is considering a request from the water utility to allow levels of sodium, chlorides, and other chemicals to remain above recommended levels.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 17, 2023
Students reported smelling mysterious odors like tangerine and chlorides and were hospitalized after having difficulty breathing and experiencing heart palpitations, nausea and numbness in their limbs.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
Like most other nonmetal halides, both phosphorus chlorides react with an excess of water and yield hydrogen chloride and an oxyacid: PCl3 yields phosphorous acid H3PO3 and PCl5 yields phosphoric acid, H3PO4.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Phosphorus pentachloride converts them into alkyl chlorides, a similar decomposition taking place when they are heated with the haloid acids.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
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