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chloride

DEFINITIONS OF: chloride

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n any compound containing a chlorine atom

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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

n 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
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