chloride
noun
a salt of hydrochloric acid consisting of two elements, one of which is chlorine, as sodium chloride, NaCl.
chlorides
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pluralof chloride.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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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
The interhalogens react like their component halides; halogen fluorides, for example, are stronger oxidizing agents than are halogen chlorides.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Salt is added in the roasting to convert any lime, magnesia or lead which may be present, into the corresponding chlorides.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
