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chloride.

Any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈklɔːˌɹaɪd/UK/ˈklɔɹˌaɪd/US
  1. Any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical.

  2. Any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical. Any salt of hydrochloric acid.

  3. The anionic form of a chlorine atom.

Where this word comes from

From chlor(ine) + -ide, coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1812.

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