Chloride /(?)/

Chlo·ride

Chloride

n.
  1. 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.