Chloride

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chloride \Chlo"ride\, n. (Chem.)
     A binary compound of chlorine with another element or
     radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt).
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Chloride of ammonium}, sal ammoniac.


  
     {Chloride of lime}, bleaching powder; a grayish white
        substance, {CaOCl2}, used in bleaching and disinfecting;
        -- called more properly {calcium hypochlorite}. See
        {Hypochlorous acid}, under {Hypochlorous}.
  
     {Mercuric chloride}, corrosive sublimate.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chloride
       n 1: any compound containing a chlorine atom
       2: any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion)