HyperDic: chloride

English > 2 senses of the word *chloride*:
NOUN	substance	chloride	any compound containing a chlorine atom
NOUN	substance	chloride	any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride / chloride ion)

chloride > pronunciation
Sounds	klao'rayd
Rhymes	abide ... Yuletide: 172 rhymes with ayd...

English > *chloride*: 2 senses > noun 1, substance
Meaning	Any compound containing a chlorine atom.
Narrower	aluminum chloride, aluminium chloride	A chloride / chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst
	calomel, mercurous chloride	A tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic
	dichloride, bichloride	A compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule
	hemin, protohemin	A reddish-brown chloride / chloride of heme
	methylene chloride, dichloromethane	A nonflammable liquid / liquid used as a solvent and paint remover and refrigerant
	obidoxime chloride	A chloride / chloride used as an antidote for nerve gases such as sarin or VX
	perchloride	A chloride / chloride containing an unusually high proportion of chlorine
	silver chloride	A chloride / chloride used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions
	stannic chloride	A colorless caustic liquid / liquid made by treating tin with chlorine
	trichloride	Any compound containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule
Broader	compound, chemical compound	(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Spanish	cloruro
Catalan	clorur

English > *chloride*: 2 senses > noun 2, substance
Meaning	Any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride / chloride ion).
Narrower	potassium chloride, potassium muriate, potash muriate, K-Dur 20, Kaochlor, K-lor, Klorvess, K-lyte	salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte)
Broader	halide	A salt of any halogen acid
Spanish	cloruro

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