2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: chloride noun 1: any compound containing a chlorine atom 2: any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion) From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Chloride \Chlo"ride\, noun (Chem.) A binary compound of chlorine with another element or radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt). {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.

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