English Explanatory Dictionary

chloride

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical.
  2. Any salt of hydrochloric acid.
  3. The anionic form of a chlorine atom.

Pronunciation

klôʹrīd' /ˈklɔːˌɹaɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chloride.wav klôrʹīd' /ˈklɔɹˌaɪd/

Word forms

chloride chlorides

Etymology

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

Synonyms

muriate

Derived words

acetyl chloride acetylcholine chloride acid chloride acyl chloride alkyl chloride alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride allyl chloride allylchloride aluminic chloride aluminium chloride aluminum chloride ammoniochloride ammonium chloride ammonium ruthenium chloride argentic chloride argentous chloride auric chloride aurochloride auro-chloride barium chloride behentrimonium chloride benzal chloride benzalkonium chloride benzenediazochloride benzenediazonium chloride benzethonium chloride benzoxonium chloride benzoyl chloride benzyl chloride benzyldimethylhexadecylammonium chloride benzylmagnesium chloride berkelium chloride beryllium chloride bichloride bromine chloride cadmium chloride caesium chloride cesium chloride calcium chloride carbamoyl chloride carbon chloride carbonyl chloride cerous chloride cetylpyridinium chloride chloridaemia chloridate chloride of lime chloride of potash chloride of soda chlorider chloridic chloridise chloridize chloridometer chromic chloride chromo-chloride chromous chloride chromyl chloride cobalt chloride cobaltous chloride
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