01 n. A binary compound of chlorine with another element or radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt).
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A binary compound of chlorine with another element or radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt).(Chem.)
Phrases & compounds
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.