chloridize

[klawr-i-dahyz, klohr-]

verb (used with object), chlo·ri·dized, chlo·ri·diz·ing.

to convert (the metal of an ore) into a chloride by treating with chlorine or hydrochloric acid.

Also especially British, chlo·ri·dise.

Origin of chloridize

First recorded in 1865–70; chloride + -ize

Related formsun·chlo·ri·dized, adjective

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