chloride

65 ENTRIES FOUND:

chlo·ride

noun \ˈklr-ˌīd\

Definition of CHLORIDE

1
: a compound of chlorine with another element or group; especially : a salt or ester of hydrochloric acid
2
: a monovalent anion consisting of one atom of chlorine

Origin of CHLORIDE

German Chlorid, from chlor- + -id -ide
First Known Use: 1812

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