CHLORIDE


Meaning of CHLORIDE in English

/ ˈklɔːraɪd; NAmE / noun

[ U , C ] ( chemistry ) a compound of chlorine and another chemical element

—see also sodium chloride

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from chlorine + -ide .

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