chloride

/ˌklɔˈraɪd/

/ˈklɔraɪd/

Other forms: chlorides

Definitions of chloride

1. noun

   any compound containing a chlorine atom
   types:

   calomel, mercurous chloride

   a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic

   trichloride

   any compound containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule

   bichloride, dichloride

   a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule

   perchloride

   a chloride containing an unusually high proportion of chlorine

   aluminium chloride, aluminum chloride

   a chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst

   dichloromethane, methylene chloride

   a nonflammable liquid used as a solvent and paint remover and refrigerant

   obidoxime chloride

   a chloride used as an antidote for nerve gases such as sarin or VX

   silver chloride

   a chloride used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions

   stannic chloride

   a colorless caustic liquid made by treating tin with chlorine

   hemin, protohemin

   a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood

   iron perchloride

   a highly toxic chemical used to engrave metal plates and electronic circuits

   Agene, nitrogen trichloride

   a yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour

   type of:

   chemical compound, compound

   (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
2. noun

   any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion)
   types:

   K-Dur 20, K-lor, K-lyte, Kaochlor, Klorvess, potash muriate, potassium chloride, potassium muriate

   salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency

   type of:

   halide

   a salt of any halogen acid